tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post5078754941702573530..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: Rocket Lab CEO on Their Launch CadenceSiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-70730209515800406682022-08-09T12:41:02.379-04:002022-08-09T12:41:02.379-04:00Exactly the scene I was remembering last night.Exactly the scene I was remembering last night.SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-49566136078001521892022-08-09T11:38:25.994-04:002022-08-09T11:38:25.994-04:00Malatrope nailed it. That's the exact Y.O.L.T....Malatrope nailed it. That's the exact <i>Y.O.L.T.</i> intro animation. Period.<br /><i>Not</i> "Hungry Hippos".<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-qLYBiMNGAAesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-90489199870264878182022-08-09T11:36:27.556-04:002022-08-09T11:36:27.556-04:00The question is why it oscillated so badly and pre...The question is why it oscillated so badly and previous tests didn't do that. Which leads me to guess that the real life mission had some differences in weight or weight distribution than what the test flights had. Probably more fuel left in the tanks which could slosh around - since it didn't splash down and couldn't have taken on water. SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-69278872872287617212022-08-09T11:18:02.706-04:002022-08-09T11:18:02.706-04:00The helicopter pilot later stated that the booster...The helicopter pilot later stated that the booster was oscillating so bad, he had to drop it. And I don't blame him... it could have seriously caused a crash.Igornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-56816064920846943432022-08-09T10:02:59.025-04:002022-08-09T10:02:59.025-04:00When I saw that image, I had no choice but to see ...When I saw that image, I had no choice but to see this one at the same time:<br /><br />https://screengrabsaz.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/01-35.jpg?w=700<br /><br />Malatropehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12187333180472067677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-15540342651268330312022-08-09T09:48:31.682-04:002022-08-09T09:48:31.682-04:00I could NOT for the life of me remember the name o...I could NOT for the life of me remember the name of that movie last night, just that it was a Bond movie. Thanks! <br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-82367667508057921032022-08-09T09:41:09.139-04:002022-08-09T09:41:09.139-04:00"Hungry Hippo" had a completely differen..."Hungry Hippo" had a completely different mechanism. What this reminds me of is the opening scene of "You Only Live Twice".Malatropehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12187333180472067677noreply@blogger.com