#grid fins

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"Coming in hot? Use a grid fin trivet and land your vessel safely!" A project from earlier this year where I turn complex aerodynamic control surfaces into pot holding, table saving trivets.

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Juno and I went to the Port of Los Angeles to view a space-flown SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket! 🚀 This one landed on a drone ship downrange in the Pacific Ocean after launching the Formosat-5 mission for Taiwan on August 24. 🛰 Being this close to such a magnificent piece of space hardware was absolutely unreal! Even Juno was speechless! 🐶😱

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Iridium-2 is the first mission Falcon 9 will fly with upgraded titanium grid fins—designed to provide greater control authority and withstand high reentry heat, which is important for rocket reusability.

16.7k Likes, 66 Comments - SpaceX (@spacex) on Instagram: “Iridium-2 is the first mission Falcon 9 will fly with upgraded titanium grid fins—designed to…”

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Musk: only have 3 grid fins and landing legs on booster for landing; that all you need. (Falcon 9 has 4)

https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/780897741731880960