News Changes to the SpaceX BFR rocket.

[GLS]

Those have to be tiles going... I'm expecting LOS any second now...

 

[GLS]

Yeah... flaps are burning thru...

 

[Urwumpe]

Oh I can look through the flap.....

 

[GLS]

A little burning there
the understatement of the year

 

[Urwumpe]

Now I can't look through the flap because the flap is on the camera lens....

 

[GLS]

Oh I can look through the flap.....

Look Ma, no flaps

 

[Urwumpe]

Mach 12, THEY might make it down....

 

[Urwumpe]

"How much of the ship is left". That is always a good question.

 

[GLS]

Mach 12, THEY might make it down....

It probably lost enough control authority to matter for any humans aboard...

 

[GLS]

Looks like it is on fire inside

 

[GLS]

In the water... impressive

 

[Urwumpe]

It hovered and made a soft splashdown. But I wonder if we will EVER know how it looks like.

 

[Frilock]

 

[steph]

I assume they have plans to recover it

 

[diogom]

I assume they have plans to recover it

Nope, sink it by opening valves, failing that, FTS. Same for the booster.

 

[steph]

Nope, sink it by opening valves, failing that, FTS. Same for the booster.

Well, at least it will be a target for ROVs and diving expeditions

 

[GLS]

Well, at least it will be a target for ROVs and diving expeditions

First one needs to find it, and MH370 is still missing...

 

[Urwumpe]

First one needs to find it, and MH370 is still missing...

Maybe they should search under my couch...

 

[jedidia]

Looking at that flap, I really was more reminded of this:

 

[Thunder Chicken]