Scorpius: Lunar Lander Challenge

[bestamerica]

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wow very beautifully launch and land again,,,

only america can do it,,,

not ussr russia,,,

dont let ussr russia copy steal from this american lunar rocket

[cud0s]

@bestamerica loool :DD first of all there is no ussr, secondly china will be first

[Flyberius]

@bestamerica Well if anyone is willing to go to the moon or anywhere else in space for that matter there needs to be some healthy competition.

So why not get it to the moon before the Ruskies, China, Japan or heaven forfend Europe.

[bestamerica]

Flyberius,

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okay thank explain,,,

the moon is a death, dry, no air, black and white, very bored,,,

the mars is more fun and thriller, have air, colorful, nice weather

[clerlic]

@bestamerica Moon is much closer and has a lot of fusion fuel.

[bestamerica]

clerlic,

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use alot of fuels inside the big gas tanks,,,

use power nuclear rocket motor inside the spacecraft then going fly to mars,,,

use solar power system,,,

forget it about ussr russia,,,

no no need depend on ussr russia

[EthanNin0]

Is the thrust vector computer controlled? Or does it oscillate automatically in a circle?

[Ondelendo]

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[bebeheuy]

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[willamricard]

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[imegatrone]

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[bundawartini]

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[FantasticBob7000]

Seems like it should have a built-in fire extinguishing system instead of having guys run out to it with a fire bottle seconds after landing.

[1MtnBoy]

Very Nice. !

I think what the other gentleman is observing is understandable. although one must realize it's not static, obviously you are trying to keep the thrust center line aligned with the spacecraft's center of mass. The taller the stack is, the more the engine will need to gimbal to maintain alignment. simple enough.

[johnt1862]

Amazing.. if only we concentrated on tech like this, How focused is the rocket wonder what fuel mix is? Bet its got a little more computing power than a calculater like APOLLO, how cool is that?

[gaynorglowellxsingh]

That was great. I did not see any duct tape.

[NelielTuOderswank]

Lander's like these rely on what's called "The broomstick effect", the center of gravity is so high relative to the point of lift, that it actually increases stability. Try it yourself, you can balance a broomstick on one finger, but as soon as you try it with a pencil, even though its lighter, it will tip over because the center of gravity is too close to the point of lift. Its all about leverage and pivot points.

[jostpuur]

@NelielTuOderswank This explanation doesn't make fully sense, because merely raising the center of mass higher is not going to increase stability, but reduce it. However, if the mass is distributed over a very long distance, it's going to increase the moment of inertia, and that will increase stability. It sounds like the effect you were talking about.

[NelielTuOderswank]

@jostpuur You didn't read the entire conversation. Raising the center of gravity reduces passive stability, and increases active stability. Passive stability is required when you don't have a computer to stabilize the craft. The LEM however does have a guidance computer, which allows it to have all the advantages of a high center of gravity (maneuverability) and the stability of a low center of gravity.

[Lukeschedel]

Fuckin incredible, it doesnt even look real it hovers so steadily

[Anvilcjl]

It's so steady.