[ExI] musk catches one

[spike at rainier66.com]

From: spike at rainier66.com <spike at rainier66.com> 
Cc: 'Darin Sunley' <dsunley at gmail.com>; spike at rainier66.com
Subject: RE: [ExI] musk catches one

 

 

 

From: spike at rainier66.com <mailto:spike at rainier66.com>  <spike at rainier66.com <mailto:spike at rainier66.com> > 
Subject: RE: [ExI] musk catches one

 

 

 

From: extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org <mailto:extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> > On Behalf Of Darin Sunley via extropy-chat
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>>>…The lesson of SpaceX, more than anything else, is that real-time high-powered computers can make systems controls do almost anything.  Darin

 

>>…Darin, I am hetero to the core, but oooh, that is some sexy talk there, me lad… spike  

 

>…My bride and I have been watching that booster catch.  We both got so turned on, we needed to pause the video.  spike

 

For those who get stoked by this sorta thing, there is some EXCELLENT control system porn on the interwebs today.  There are good explanations for why it is that having your recovery stanchions forward is better than having landing feet (the impact stresses are in tension rather than compression and those heavy things up front move the CG forward and increase the booster’s moment of inertia, both factors making landing control easier.)

 

Oh that whole thing just leaves me panting lustfully.  Way to go, Musk!

 

spike

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