Space X rocket to hit moon.

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This is pretty wild , it would be amazing if it was to hit the side we see.
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sumdood 1/27/2022 8:16am
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The article says it's not the first time some of our garbage has hit the moon, and said it's "No big deal". (Worrisome ?) Judging by the craters on the moon it looks like it's been hit with plenty of shit before, but it does make you wonder how it would affect us if the moon's orbit were changed even ever so slightly, since the moon is what controls the tides. Doesn't sound like a really large or heavy piece but holy shit it's going to be hauling ass when it hits, 5,771 mph Blink Might not affect the orbit but it's going to leave a mark for sure. Would be cool if it changed to where we could see the impact.
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Falcon 1/27/2022 8:39am
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Dood, the mass of the moon is large enough that the rocket would not make a discernible change to its momentum (mass x velocity.) We're talking many orders of magnitude larger.

Still, any change in momentum, as seen when a collision occurs, will make a change to the moon's overall speed and trajectory. I could not even do the calculations to figure it out, but the moon may change .0000001 mph or something like that.
As it is now, the moon is not in a stable orbit anyway. It is actually receding from the Earth and will assume its own orbit around the sun in a few billion years.
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sumdood 1/27/2022 11:15am
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Falcon wrote:
Dood, the mass of the moon is large enough that the rocket would not make a discernible change to its momentum (mass x velocity.) We're talking...
Dood, the mass of the moon is large enough that the rocket would not make a discernible change to its momentum (mass x velocity.) We're talking many orders of magnitude larger.

Still, any change in momentum, as seen when a collision occurs, will make a change to the moon's overall speed and trajectory. I could not even do the calculations to figure it out, but the moon may change .0000001 mph or something like that.
As it is now, the moon is not in a stable orbit anyway. It is actually receding from the Earth and will assume its own orbit around the sun in a few billion years.
Might make a cool movie though Laughing What if got knocked into an egg shaped orbit and instead of a 7 or 8 foot tidal swing it turned into a 30 or 40' swing between high and low tide. The tides worldwide would be like San Felipe on steroids lol

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XXVoid MainXX 1/27/2022 5:34pm
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And the Falcon 9 2nd stage empty mass is 3900 kg. Just a little over a day's work. Smile
GeorgiePorgie 1/27/2022 5:59pm
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Falcon wrote:
Dood, the mass of the moon is large enough that the rocket would not make a discernible change to its momentum (mass x velocity.) We're talking...
Dood, the mass of the moon is large enough that the rocket would not make a discernible change to its momentum (mass x velocity.) We're talking many orders of magnitude larger.

Still, any change in momentum, as seen when a collision occurs, will make a change to the moon's overall speed and trajectory. I could not even do the calculations to figure it out, but the moon may change .0000001 mph or something like that.
As it is now, the moon is not in a stable orbit anyway. It is actually receding from the Earth and will assume its own orbit around the sun in a few billion years.
sumdood wrote:
Might make a cool movie though :laugh: What if got knocked into an egg shaped orbit and instead of a 7 or 8 foot tidal swing...
Might make a cool movie though Laughing What if got knocked into an egg shaped orbit and instead of a 7 or 8 foot tidal swing it turned into a 30 or 40' swing between high and low tide. The tides worldwide would be like San Felipe on steroids lol
I really should learn how to surf then.
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YLLIBLLIH 4/21/2023 8:15pm
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Looks like the launch pad design caused the failure. It blasted the concrete away down to rebar, no deflector bucket like Apollo had . That’s the huge dust cloud and it damaged shit all around. Looked like 3 engines were out at go with several more by max g.  You can see a flame out the side right before it goes sidewards 

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