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SN11 was launched in fog. Why not wait for better conditions?
The fog certainly frustrated the external observers, but it doesn't seem ideal from SpaceX perspective either.
All the external observers were very distant from the launch/landing site and would be ...
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Will SpaceX delay launches, if the landing site weather is unacceptable?
With the initial landing attempts, it was not a big deal, twas all an experiment and they only reused Block 1-4 boosters once at best. So holding a launch because of weather at the landing site ...
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Do the SpaceX ASDS orient themselves in a particular direction before a landing? Is there a "landing ellipse"?
The SpaceX Autonomous spaceport drone ships have longer and shorter direction, both for the flat, apparently land-able area, and total footprint in the water. The ships have vertical projections at ...
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How can Falcon 9 first stage land vertical in a strong wind?
As I see it, Falcon 9 has to land on the barge in a vertical orientation and with no horizontal drift.
It has fins that are ineffective at low speed. It has a rocket motor that can probably vector ...
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