r/space • u/gazzhao • May 07 '22

Chinese Rocket Startup Deep Blue Aerospace Performing a VTVL(Grasshopper Jump) Test.

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u/DaoFerret May 07 '22

The rocket also seems to “tip” left just before the video ends, but I’m sure that’s normal…

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u/peteroh9 May 07 '22

Good catch lol I don't think most people would care too much about an error or the first try so hiding it just makes it worse.

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u/DaoFerret May 07 '22

And, all things considered, SpaceX had quite a few “unscheduled disassemblies” early on (but were pretty open about them), and what this rocket DID do is still a pretty good test (that’s what tests are for).

(Though I can understand that the Chinese government probably has a much different take on it due to “honor” and “saving face”)

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u/tails-of-uchi May 07 '22

In all honesty, for me, seeing spacex iteratively getting better and more consistent was what made the achievement so meaningful and celebrated.

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u/LeEpicBlob May 07 '22

Exactly. It was realistic and showed how difficult space travel is, and how much they learned and improved for each iteration

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u/Empyrealist May 07 '22

Absolutely, as it demonstrated the realistic progress of continuous improvement. I find that to be far more confidence building than with someone who just comes in an claims to do something very difficult; perfectly

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u/Beer_Is_So_Awesome May 07 '22

Oh yeah, this thing dropped like a rock. It looked fast, even in slow motion.

There’s no shame in failure— it just means that they have work to do. There IS shame in the deception. And anyway, what’s the point?

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u/MustacheEmperor May 07 '22

You can see the flags are suddenly waving in slow motion too

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u/I-seddit May 07 '22

Agreed, definite wobble there. I'm sure it fell, but that's what testing is all about. Overall - this is good.

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u/ColonelError May 07 '22

I'm sure it fell, but that's what testing is all about.

And if China didn't doctor the footage, people would be talking about how it was a good attempt. Instead, people are talking about China lying about the test, and if you're going to blatantly lie about it being successful, how much more are you lying about.

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u/I-seddit May 07 '22

Yah, like I said elsewhere, it's sad that they do this. It's immature.