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Looks like two Raptors re-lit. Was that the plan or three?
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Successful ascent, switchover to header tanks & precise flap control to landing point! <a href="https://t.co/IIraiESg5M">https://t.co/IIraiESg5M</a></p>— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1336808486022258688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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That was so awesome for so many reasons. Way to go SpaceX!!!
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Successful ascent, switchover to header tanks & precise flap control to landing point! <a href="https://t.co/IIraiESg5M">https://t.co/IIraiESg5M</a></p>— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1336808486022258688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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God that was AWESOME!!!! YES!!!!!!
It was well worth the wait. WELL WORTH THE WAIT... |
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Fuel header tank pressure was low during landing burn, causing touchdown velocity to be high & RUD, but we got all the data we needed! Congrats SpaceX team hell yeah!!</p>— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1336809767574982658?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Did it even have legs to land on?
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ROFL I think Elon is excited.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mars, here we come!!</p>— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1336810077555019779?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> |
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From a few days ago. Elon replied to this with a "yup."
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is the correct way to set expectations for tomorrow and how to react if expectations are exceeded! �� <a href="https://t.co/UcvQusNhgB">https://t.co/UcvQusNhgB</a></p>— Chris B - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) <a href="https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1336099105253318658?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> |
Knew that Musk was going to go all RUD!!!
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It looks like it didn't make it *quite* back to the pad for the RUD.
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Can you imagine being inside that thing for the flip!? It was a lot faster than I thought it would be.
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