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Sun, 07 Mar 2021 20:08:56 -0500
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Freddy WILLEMS
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Starship SN11 prepares for rollout as SpaceX plans for the future - NASASpaceFlight.com
Just days after SN10 completed the first – albeit hard – Starship prototype landing, SN11…
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Mon, 08 Mar 2021 08:20:20 -0500
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Elon Musk said, “Thrust was low despite being commanded high for reasons unknown at present, hence hard touchdown. We’ve never seen this before.â€
As such, had all landing legs locked into place, that would not have protected SN10 from a hard landing. “This was way past leg loads. They got squashed hard,†Elon added.
“Next time, min(imum) two engines all the way to the ground and restart engine 3 if engine 1 or 2 have issues,†Elon pointed out.
So while they had an impressive landing, there is still issues to work out other than just the planned landing leg replacement.
SN11 may roll out today, with the earliest launch attempt next week...
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