SN15 might be today space fans!

[martin-w 3,234]

Looks like an hour untill launch fellow Space Cadet.

Condenser activity. 

Edited May 5, 2021 by martin-w

[charliearon 3,017]

Methane venting!  Me or the rocket? 🚀

[Greggy_D 935]

There it goes.

[charliearon 3,017]

It's come and gone!  A little liquid methane burning after touchdown, but looks like a success!  Rocky Jones, Space Ranger could not have done better! 🚀

[ILSFREAK 56]

Just saw video on YT, landing was succesfull, amazing

[martin-w 3,234]

8 hours ago, charliearon said:

It's come and gone!  A little liquid methane burning after touchdown, but looks like a success!  Rocky Jones, Space Ranger could not have done better! 🚀

 

Yeah I was worried about that methane burn. Relieved when they extinguished it.

Looks like the 100's of changes to SN15 and the new version Raptors did the trick. No little Raptor fires on the way down like previous versions. And a nice, controlled touchdown.

[Christopher Low 5,341]

Congratulations, SpaceX! Now you just need to fix the dodgy cameras....

[Greggy_D 935]

6 hours ago, Christopher Low said:

Now you just need to fix the dodgy cameras

100%.  The feed was awful yesterday.

[martin-w 3,234]

A nice perspective.

 

 

 

[martin-w 3,234]

SN15 is now back on the pad for a second flight.

Somebody asked about this a while ago and I assumed they'd move to SN16. Seems not.

[charliearon 3,017]

So.......they are just going to use SN15 until that rocket blows up and then push on to SN16?

[martin-w 3,234]

Not sure. Might be just the two flights then on to SN16. Guess it depends what they can learn and achieve with 15. 

[n4gix 4,947]

1 hour ago, martin-w said:

Not sure. Might be just the two flights then on to SN16. Guess it depends what they can learn and achieve with 15. 

Shouldn't SN15 be designated SN15.2...