Oh hell every time the Enterprise went to warp speed they were pulling well over 10 g’s and that was sitting in what appeared to be surprisingly uncomfortable chairs.
Yikes... Looks like Blue Origin just had a booster failure
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Good video! I’m going to post it to the other thread.
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Scott Manley also says something interesting which is that the flickering of the flame we see might be due to contaminants, which means something when fwhoom within the fuel system, maybe bits of the turbopump, and then frame by frame he shows that the side may have ruptured just as the capsule ejected. He also assumes the booster came down mostly intact (due to ongoing telemetry), but is now likely a twisted pile of parts on the desert floor. Too bad there was no camera to capture that crash.
@lakeroadster time to model another escape capsule that launches???
Ok, now I get it….
Federation starships have inertial dampeners.
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Inertial_damping_system
Well damn I didn’t know that. That explains how Shatner and the crew were able to work so late into their senior years.
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Thought you said booster not capsule.
Thought you said booster not capsule.
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Actually the capsule landing appeared nominal. The cloud of dust is the retros firing a split second before touchdown.
What I would like to see is the condition of the booster.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/jeff-b...et-failed-during-uncrewed-mission-11663009536
this vid shows the landing. the person reporting talks about the capsules landing thrust, but i don't see it. looks like the decent was slowed by the ground.
this vid shows the landing. the person reporting talks about the capsules landing thrust, but i don't see it. looks like the decent was slowed by the ground.
Scott Manley said the telemetry shows the booster was probably tumbling.
Rest in pieces.
Same as the Russian Soyuz capsules.
Rest in pieces.
Yeah, all you see is the dust from the split second firing.
Same as the Russian Soyuz capsules.
Jeff got a $199 million dollar tax refund last year, you can afford this stuff when you get out of paying your share of taxes, but all of your employees pay out their rear-ends.
FAA has grounded Blue Origin until they complete their investigation.
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I have seen a report that the booster was an earlier one that has never flown a crew.
As far as G's for the abort, keep in mind that the seats are somewhat "upright", to facilitate the view out of the big windows. So, the G load needs to be somewhat less than for a person seated on their back, facing up, as with most other crewed spacecraft. 10 G's or more vertically would cause people to black out and possibly serious back injuries. Though of course the blacking out would be temporary but could cause complications (and yes blacking out may well happen at 6 G's, but recovery sooner).
As far as G's for the abort, keep in mind that the seats are somewhat "upright", to facilitate the view out of the big windows. So, the G load needs to be somewhat less than for a person seated on their back, facing up, as with most other crewed spacecraft. 10 G's or more vertically would cause people to black out and possibly serious back injuries. Though of course the blacking out would be temporary but could cause complications (and yes blacking out may well happen at 6 G's, but recovery sooner).
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Any pictures/videos of the booster after separation?
Successful trip garunteed or double your money back*
*If it fails and people sue, we're moving to tovalu.
When they were initially offered at the 'nice' price, I knew someone at Estes was really committed to the bit.
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I'm on it... well... not literally on it... that's just... well... gross. Not to mention Monkey Pox and a host of other "anomalies".
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