Fourth Flight, Second Capture
Oct. 10th, 2012 08:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
krpalmerI was keeping track of the upcoming launch of another Falcon 9 rocket, but on launch day I was somewhere where I couldn't watch streaming video of it. Instead, I just checked the official NASA site for an update and was relieved to see the rocket seemed to have launched without any problems; after all, it was now expected to carry its cargo all the way to the space station.
However, the very next day in following up I happened to see a bit of news that something had happened to one of the rocket's engines. As the first stage has nine engines in a square grid, though, it was able to adjust, which I suppose is encouraging in its own way. However, I did wonder after that if the Dragon capsule would make it all the way to the space station after all, and kept waiting until I saw the news it had been plucked from space and linked up. I'm not wondering yet about it splashing down, which is one thing.
However, the very next day in following up I happened to see a bit of news that something had happened to one of the rocket's engines. As the first stage has nine engines in a square grid, though, it was able to adjust, which I suppose is encouraging in its own way. However, I did wonder after that if the Dragon capsule would make it all the way to the space station after all, and kept waiting until I saw the news it had been plucked from space and linked up. I'm not wondering yet about it splashing down, which is one thing.