#space nwes

[webeducationsciences]

The SpaceX droneship camera always cut out but why

The Falcon 9 isn't traveling anywhere near the speed of the space shuttle, around Mach 6 or so vs Mach 25, and doesn't generate a signal blocking plasma as others suggest. It loses the satellite link as it comes in over the horizon after it's re-entry burn

The feed also cuts out just before landing due to the intense vibrations shaking equipment on the barge.