News Changes to the SpaceX BFR rocket.

[GLS]

Debris slowly falling aft, in the venting cloud...

 

[GLS]

Sparking now from the front underside....

 

[Urwumpe]

The velocity indicator shows hypersonic speeds, but the SpaceX pundits already talk about transsonic flight.....

 

[GLS]

Sunrise and consistent ablating going on...

 

[GLS]

20000km/h and 60km up.
No visible burning (yet), but still a big light show.

 

[GLS]

The forward end of the aft flap seems to be melting....

 

[Urwumpe]

Its now medium rare

 

[GLS]

The forward end of the aft flap seems to be melting....

...and the other seems to have hot gas above it...

 

[GLS]

Good quality view of the bombing area!

 

[Urwumpe]

Some phase changes, but not as dramatic as on the past flights.

 

[Thunder Chicken]

Some TPS material peeled up.

 

[GLS]

Subsonic now, but still loosing small bits.
12km to go

 

[GLS]

"Landing"!

 

[Thunder Chicken]

That camera dinghy needs some work.

 

[Urwumpe]

Sadly no drone view of the landing yet.

 

[diogom]

Deluge water salute? Might as well empty the tanks. So long, and thanks for all the concrete.

 

[GLS]

Deluge water salute? Might as well empty the tanks. So long, and thanks for all the concrete.
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I think they use some water for the booster landing, so there should be some left.

 

[GLS]

 

[Buck Rogers]

"Toasty but intact"
"Master-class" dynamite fishing!

 

[Buck Rogers]

What the ?!**!? is that for a voice-over!?