Dramatic Drone Video Shows Chinese Rocket Crash-Landing in Failed Test
Dramatic Drone Video Shows Chinese Rocket Crash-Landing in Failed Test
The recent test is part of an ongoing effort by rocket startups in China to mimic SpaceX's success.
as far as crash-landings go, this was freakin beautiful
32 0 ReplyIt was positioned well for the failure but I'm not a fan of the dramatic circling drone shot. It gives you no concept of size, scale or altitude of ... anything. The static camera positions we get from spacex are way better.
11 0 ReplyLol I cracked up when it happened. The fuckin title had me expecting hiroshima/nagasaki 2.0 then it just flops down like a toddler learning to go from standing position to sitting on floor position😂
6 0 Replythat was some impressive drone footage. beautiful
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Pretty impressive engineering regardless. I suspect they’ll have it figured out in no time. Reusable rockets owned by China will be a huge blow for American aerospace.
20 0 ReplyThe drone works was really nice. Pretty cool video and always nice to see companies publishing their failures aswell.
7 0 ReplyYeah, looked like someone flying acro, not an auto pilot. That would be a fun flight.
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The engine cut was so sudden. I was honestly expecting a more dramatic failure, but still awesome to see reusable rockets steadily becoming the norm.
16 0 ReplyMore dramatic?! There was music and everything...
7 0 ReplyDramatic like a fireball rising up from the crash, not the drama created by the camera and music.
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Might have been an uncommanded/incorrectly-commanded engine shutdown, or some sort of sensor issue or control system integration bug
4 1 ReplyArticle says incorrect altitude measurement caused premature engine cutoff.
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Sigh. Here, video.
10 1 ReplyPeople tend to prefer context in science communities.
2 0 ReplyYeah, still. Title says video.
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God dammit Jeb. I told you we needed moar boosters
8 0 ReplyScott, stop abusing Jeb. He's people too.
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That photo looks like CGI.
7 0 ReplyThe whole video does.
5 1 ReplyThis is expensive cgi, it screams it. Not quite sure why they made it but someone needs to be convinced of something for sure.
(Just compare it to any footage of SpaceX landings, this video is far to clean, the sky alone is "perfect")
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Overly dramatic I'd say. I would have liked less movement of the drone to be able to better judge the movement of the rocket.
4 0 ReplyThey did a lot of hovering. Are they not doing a hover-slam because it's much lighter than Falcon-9?
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