Comments on: It is now confirmed that the next Falcon 9 launch to ISS will have legs on its first stage and will attempt a controlled landing over water. https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/it-is-now-confirmed-that-the-next-falcon-9-launch-to-iss-will-have-legs-on-its-first-stage-and-will-attempt-a-controlled-landing-over-water/ Thu, 27 Feb 2014 04:58:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Blair Ivey https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/it-is-now-confirmed-that-the-next-falcon-9-launch-to-iss-will-have-legs-on-its-first-stage-and-will-attempt-a-controlled-landing-over-water/#comment-153914 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 04:58:52 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=27539#comment-153914 The mechanism appears straightforward. It appears that the leg attaches to the body at the ends of the ‘v’, and the piston is attached to the rocket body at the upper end. As the piston extends, I would think that the lower end slides along the leg trough, forcing the leg down, until it reaches the landing pad end and locks in place.

My question is, who are those people behind the leg mock-up? They don’t look like techs or engineers. Does Space-X give factory tours? If so, I know where my next vacation will be.

]]> By: BSJ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/it-is-now-confirmed-that-the-next-falcon-9-launch-to-iss-will-have-legs-on-its-first-stage-and-will-attempt-a-controlled-landing-over-water/#comment-152281 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 12:02:06 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=27539#comment-152281 In reply to BSJ.

What the heck? I couldn’t see the post I did yesterday, until I posted again…

]]> By: BSJ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/it-is-now-confirmed-that-the-next-falcon-9-launch-to-iss-will-have-legs-on-its-first-stage-and-will-attempt-a-controlled-landing-over-water/#comment-152279 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 12:01:15 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=27539#comment-152279 Does anyone have pics of the legs on the ‘real’ rocket? Not on the grasshopper…

That big ram looks like it’ll need to turn over almost 180° to support the legs. I wonder where it will all go, given such a small space on the outside of the booster’s body.

]]> By: BSJ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/it-is-now-confirmed-that-the-next-falcon-9-launch-to-iss-will-have-legs-on-its-first-stage-and-will-attempt-a-controlled-landing-over-water/#comment-150515 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 22:20:56 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=27539#comment-150515 Has anyone got a pic of these legs deployed, while attached to the real rocket?

That ram has got to turn almost 180° from stowed to deployed! Where does it all fit within such a small space?

]]> By: mivenho https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/it-is-now-confirmed-that-the-next-falcon-9-launch-to-iss-will-have-legs-on-its-first-stage-and-will-attempt-a-controlled-landing-over-water/#comment-150465 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 22:00:39 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=27539#comment-150465 This is great! Let’s hope that SpaceX gets some good (IR) video of the water landing!

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