The "boots" are covers to keep heat (gas) from climbing up the rocket between the engines. Unless I'm mistaken, they are the cloth like material you...
Am I correct in thinking that the landing legs are just latched in the folded position, unlatched, and are expected to deploy by gravity and latch in...
It is mostly vertical falling in these tests; lift generated by the flaps is used mainly for attitude stabilisation. Think of it as a skydiver using...
Dry roasted, unsalted peanuts for my afternoon snack. I'm trying to be good, I really am, but every time I'm in a store I'm SO tempted to grab a bag...
Success! ...ish. It didn't explode, it is a tiny bit on fire, it landed but crushed its feet or its feet didn't deploy correctly. In loving memory of...