Timeline for Why are these Falcon 9 1st stage bodies (apparently) wrapped in black plastic for transport?
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| Jul 10, 2018 at 1:51 | comment | added | uhoh | @Hobbes that's one of my favorite answers, thanks! | |
| Jun 15, 2018 at 7:51 | comment | added | Hobbes | references for flight pressurization in space.stackexchange.com/questions/18332/… | |
| Jun 15, 2018 at 7:43 | comment | added | Hobbes | If the F9 is pressurized, the black foil will reduce the load on the compressor but the compressor will have enough capacity to keep up even at night. Compressor loads won't be high because the tanks are airtight. | |
| Jun 15, 2018 at 7:42 | comment | added | Hobbes | I mentioned pressurization there in reference to the Atlas Centaur stage. AFAIK, the Falcon uses flight pressurization, ie it's designed to be transported without pressurization, but can't withstand flight loads without pressurization. | |
| Jun 15, 2018 at 7:01 | history | edited | Rory Alsop♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 15, 2018 at 2:14 | comment | added | uhoh |
+1 This is a really interesting point! The flying noodle monicker for a design necessarily long and thin for transport on a wide variety of US highways is a real thing! We'd have to establish that unlike what's shown in these photos, black plastic was used consistently, both before and after flight for any rocket that might be used again.
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| Jun 14, 2018 at 23:14 | comment | added | Organic Marble | This makes a lot of sense, but I'd love to see a reference. | |
| Jun 14, 2018 at 22:56 | history | edited | Rory Alsop♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 14, 2018 at 21:05 | comment | added | Uwe | And a clouded sky stops the transport waiting for sunshine? If there are compressors to keep pressure high, why use black foil to increase the temperature and pressure only under intensive sunshine? | |
| Jun 14, 2018 at 20:55 | history | answered | Rory Alsop♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |