jmattingly13
Well-Known Member
After an unfortunate bout of wind and my own poor judgment thereof, I've managed to lodge the capsule (nosecone) of my SpaceX Falcon 9 at the top of a tree. A bit of investigation led me to believe that SpaceX doesn't sell spare parts, and seeing as the nosecone is pretty important (no matter how many C motors I use, I still won't have the cargo carrying capability to get stuff to the ISS!), I see that as a bit of a predicament. Rather than buying a new kit, which seems kind of pointless for losing a nosecone, I was thinking I could turn a new one on a lathe, or if feeling particularly ambitious, 3-D print a new one.
The problem is, for some reason I didn't foresee the possibility of losing the Dragon in a tree. (Can't really figure that one out--it's given me plenty of close calls before...) I was hoping that someone out there may happen to know the dimensions of the nosecone so I could reproduce it (major diameter, shoulder OD, shoulder length, length not including the shoulder, tip radius, mass). Many thanks!
The problem is, for some reason I didn't foresee the possibility of losing the Dragon in a tree. (Can't really figure that one out--it's given me plenty of close calls before...) I was hoping that someone out there may happen to know the dimensions of the nosecone so I could reproduce it (major diameter, shoulder OD, shoulder length, length not including the shoulder, tip radius, mass). Many thanks!
