Comments on: Rocket Accident Scatters Human Remains Over The Pacific http://www.gearfuse.com/rocket-accident-scatters-human-remains-over-the-pacific/ Gearfuse is a tech blog featuring news, views and opinions on the best of gadgets, gizmos, consumer electronics, hardware and more... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:42:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Hunter Walker http://www.gearfuse.com/rocket-accident-scatters-human-remains-over-the-pacific/comment-page-1/#comment-112974 Hunter Walker Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:59:14 +0000 http://www.gearfuse.com/?p=7590#comment-112974 @runswithlightning- stage 1 was completely lost, but they had "partial loss of control" of the upper stage and the whole rocket was traveling on the wrong flight path throughout the flight. nyt had no problem saying "A second rocket, launched in March 2007, made it to space but was lost about five minutes after launching" and i don't think it's an error to say it got lost either even if they were able to recover some of the parts @runswithlightning- stage 1 was completely lost, but they had “partial loss of control” of the upper stage and the whole rocket was traveling on the wrong flight path throughout the flight.

nyt had no problem saying “A second rocket, launched in March 2007, made it to space but was lost about five minutes after launching” and i don’t think it’s an error to say it got lost either even if they were able to recover some of the parts

]]> By: RunsWithLightning http://www.gearfuse.com/rocket-accident-scatters-human-remains-over-the-pacific/comment-page-1/#comment-112911 RunsWithLightning Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:01:46 +0000 http://www.gearfuse.com/?p=7590#comment-112911 Great article, thanks for the SpaceX update! One "error" I'd like to point out, however: While the upper stage of the Demo Flight #2 (launched 20 March 2007) did indeed make it to space (approximately 180 miles), it was not "lost by SpaceX mission control." Rather, tt was stage 1 of that launch that was unrecoverable - it was still around 50km high when it passed the horizon, at which point they lost electronic, sonar, and visible contact. See http://ur1.ca/1mp (SpaceX update archives) and http://ur1.ca/1mq (Demo Flight 2 Flight Review) Great article, thanks for the SpaceX update! One “error” I’d like to point out, however: While the upper stage of the Demo Flight #2 (launched 20 March 2007) did indeed make it to space (approximately 180 miles), it was not “lost by SpaceX mission control.” Rather, tt was stage 1 of that launch that was unrecoverable – it was still around 50km high when it passed the horizon, at which point they lost electronic, sonar, and visible contact.
See http://ur1.ca/1mp (SpaceX update archives) and http://ur1.ca/1mq (Demo Flight 2 Flight Review)

]]> By: Ryan Ash http://www.gearfuse.com/rocket-accident-scatters-human-remains-over-the-pacific/comment-page-1/#comment-112790 Ryan Ash Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:32:01 +0000 http://www.gearfuse.com/?p=7590#comment-112790 Poor Scotty. :( R.I.P. buddy, glad your ashes remained on earth. Poor Scotty. :( R.I.P. buddy, glad your ashes remained on earth.

]]> By: Hunter Walker http://www.gearfuse.com/rocket-accident-scatters-human-remains-over-the-pacific/comment-page-1/#comment-112681 Hunter Walker Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:19:29 +0000 http://www.gearfuse.com/?p=7590#comment-112681 I tried to avoid making a "beam me up" joke. I really did, but it was far too tempting to pass up. I tried to avoid making a “beam me up” joke. I really did, but it was far too tempting to pass up.

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