Comments by "C S ~ \x5bDuke of Ramble\x5d" (@DUKE_of_RAMBLE) on "" video.

  1. ​​ @lyfandeth The landings being offshore has NOTHING to do with the landings being "too dangerous", but everything to do with how much fuel they have left! To keep enough fuel to return to launch site would require them to loft lighter payloads, which would take away customers and therefore foolish. With that being said... The Falcon Heavy side boosters BOTH return to launch site, because they have the fuel to do so. And that's why we get the awesome footage of two boosters landing side by side, within seconds of each other! (caveat: unless a mission requires every, last ounce of DeltaV, in which case they get expended; the core booster is typically [always?] expended for this reason) edit: As a further followup, Blue Origin's landing ship is, just that, a large ship, with a crew. For the first few landings in sure they might have all hands be offloaded, or maybe just a skeleton crew for 'station keeping' (to borrow satellite terminology). Although I think BO has ditched that ship plan... At least I seem to recall some mention of that. However, SpaceX is all about autonomous machines though, which is presumably why they have never made the switch from the unmanned barges, given they do so have manned support vessels nearby during landings.
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  2.  @wagnerrp  Glad my recollection with BO wasn't incorrect. Thanks! My take on this is that A) barges are a proven configuration with a very low center of mass which makes them have less roll during rough seas; no sense changing what works B) they are comparatively inexpensive; no additional structures for humans to build our damage, which also removes further obstacles to avoid while landing C) these companies all will be doing this for the first time, and as such, they're almost certainly going to have failed landing attempts that result in explosions. (SpaceX even has a great video titled "How NOT to land a rocket" [or thereabouts]) Therefore, barges are the smarter play both financially and, indeed, also a safer one for the workers. (granted, I'm assuming they're going to copy SpaceX's methodology, by having them unmanned.)
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  3. It seems almost fitting for one of those too have said "pieces".... Not in anyway as a jab at what transpired, but as to the fact that SpaceX has said they'll be salvaging what they can (namely, engine parts). So perhaps RIPIP: Rest in Peace in Pieces? 🥴 Either way: 🚀🫡 edit: Now that I think about it, that's kinda nice that they'll (hopefully) be salvaging some stuff, as it'll mean her legacy can continue... 😊
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  4. You were an amazing Up-goer, B1058. You deserved to go out in a blaze of glory, not to fall over due to rough seas... 🥺 Thank you for your spaceflight service! 🫡 🪦 RIP B1058 🚀
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