“Asked for an update on the progress of this regulatory approval, an FAA spokesman said Wednesday morning that additional information may be provided soon.”

  • @weew@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    betting time! Will it be able to:

    1. pass the launch tower?
    2. get through MaxQ? <– the high score so far
    3. Properly separate stages? (hot staging this time!)
    4. get to orbital velocity?
    5. complete its partial orbit?
    6. survive re-entry forces?
    7. hit the specified “landing” zone? 7b. Will the booster hit its landing zone?

    wildcard: will the self destruct work properly this time?

    • @clothes@lemmy.world
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      41 year ago

      I think it’ll reach separation (3), but too many engines will have shutdown to reach orbital velocity(4). Self destruct will be beautiful and immediate this time.