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Closeup of chopsticks as they were catching the booster, best clip from Everyday Astronaut's livestream: https://x.com/kagurazakimoto/status/1845447451592765820

Closeup of chopsticks as they were catching the booster, best clip from Everyday Astronaut's livestream: https://x.com/kagurazakimoto/status/1845447451592765820 https://x.com/kagurazakimoto/status/1845447451592765820

renewiltord 2y ago
The SpaceX clip is better https://x.com/spacex/status/1845442658397049011?s=46 https://x.com/spacex/status/1845442658397049011?s=46
- systemvoltage 2y ago
  Better than both, NSF's stream: https://x.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1845442658203734384 https://x.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1845442658203734384
  - renewiltord 2y ago
    It genuinely was. Thanks for that!
    - systemvoltage 2y ago
      Insane!
  - cubefox 2y ago
    And here is the most beautiful shot: https://x.com/Cosmo_556/status/1845554958604657051 https://x.com/Cosmo_556/status/1845554958604657051
nomilk 2y ago
I'd never considered a 70m tall chunk of mostly metal "agile", but the way it's controlled into the arms so precisely is something to behold.
- systemvoltage 2y ago
  Do you know what the entire booster is hanging off of? It can't be the fins. How is the load transferred to the arms?
  - SAI_Peregrinus 2y ago
    The grid fins are what it's hanging off of.
    - systemvoltage 2y ago
      https://x.com/marionawfal/status/1845351598874120662 https://x.com/marionawfal/status/1845351598874120662 I dug into it, found this clip. Elon says that it’s those two tiny knubs! Saw a few pictures and yes, I confirm, it’s not the grid fins.
      - 93po 2y ago
        that is a ridiculous amount of weight held by such a small thing
        db48x 2y ago
        Small is relative. They’re about 7 inches in diameter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub6HdADut50 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub6HdADut50
      - nomilk 2y ago
        Great find. Still image from the video: https://imgur.com/a/3VHsZV9 https://imgur.com/a/3VHsZV9
  - grecy 2y ago
    The booster landed on "pins" that are structural load points and designed to support it's weight. Here is a brilliant profile shot looking down one of the "arms" after the catch today, you can clearly see it resting on the "pins", not the grid fins. https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F7p4jfml2djud1.png https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F7... They also use those "pins" to raise/lower it with a crane when they need to during construction and during transport to the launch tower. It's the primary mode of lifting the thing

renewiltord 2y ago

The SpaceX clip is better https://x.com/spacex/status/1845442658397049011?s=46 https://x.com/spacex/status/1845442658397049011?s=46

systemvoltage 2y ago
Better than both, NSF's stream: https://x.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1845442658203734384 https://x.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1845442658203734384
- renewiltord 2y ago
  It genuinely was. Thanks for that!
  - systemvoltage 2y ago
    Insane!
- cubefox 2y ago
  And here is the most beautiful shot: https://x.com/Cosmo_556/status/1845554958604657051 https://x.com/Cosmo_556/status/1845554958604657051

nomilk 2y ago

I'd never considered a 70m tall chunk of mostly metal "agile", but the way it's controlled into the arms so precisely is something to behold.

systemvoltage 2y ago
Do you know what the entire booster is hanging off of? It can't be the fins. How is the load transferred to the arms?
- SAI_Peregrinus 2y ago
  The grid fins are what it's hanging off of.
  - systemvoltage 2y ago
    https://x.com/marionawfal/status/1845351598874120662 https://x.com/marionawfal/status/1845351598874120662 I dug into it, found this clip. Elon says that it’s those two tiny knubs! Saw a few pictures and yes, I confirm, it’s not the grid fins.
    - 93po 2y ago
      that is a ridiculous amount of weight held by such a small thing
      - db48x 2y ago
        Small is relative. They’re about 7 inches in diameter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub6HdADut50 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub6HdADut50
    - nomilk 2y ago
      Great find. Still image from the video: https://imgur.com/a/3VHsZV9 https://imgur.com/a/3VHsZV9
- grecy 2y ago
  The booster landed on "pins" that are structural load points and designed to support it's weight. Here is a brilliant profile shot looking down one of the "arms" after the catch today, you can clearly see it resting on the "pins", not the grid fins. https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F7p4jfml2djud1.png https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F7... They also use those "pins" to raise/lower it with a crane when they need to during construction and during transport to the launch tower. It's the primary mode of lifting the thing