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SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully launches

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Re: SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully launches

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Post by crsv »

It was so captivating to watch the launch production. Just watching this test launch you can see how SpaceX is recapturing the hearts and minds of the world and generating the same level of wonder that NASA did in it's hay-day. It's a proud day in annals of mankind and engineering. What an absolute feat. Congratulations to everyone on the team at SpaceX.

Re: SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully launches

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Post by dgritsko »

yetihehe wrote: post #23
zhoujianfu wrote: post #3

There was something doubly awesome about the two falcons landing at the same time right next to each other!

For some time both streams looked like they were the same. That synchronization!

It's unbelievable how precise the landings were: https://imgur.com/570TgAI

Re: SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully launches

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Post by DangerousPie »

yetihehe wrote: post #23
zhoujianfu wrote: post #3

There was something doubly awesome about the two falcons landing at the same time right next to each other!

For some time both streams looked like they were the same. That synchronization!

They were the same. In the end you could see both of them heading for the same landing pad before they cut to fullscreen.

Re: SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully launches

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Post by nicpottier »

yetihehe wrote: post #23
zhoujianfu wrote: post #3

There was something doubly awesome about the two falcons landing at the same time right next to each other!

For some time both streams looked like they were the same. That synchronization!

Pretty sure they were, as at the very end they both dial into the same landing pad.

Re: SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully launches

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Post by alangibson »

Yet another incredible show from SpaceX. At this point, if they said they were going to build a football stadium on Europa, my only question would be when does it open.

But I couldn't help but laugh at the fact that they can launch a massive rocket on the first try and land (at least) 2 cores, but the camera STILL cuts out on the drone ship.

Re: SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully launches

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Post by DonaldPShimoda »

I'm just an amateur following along, but this seems likely to be one of the most important launches in modern rocketry history. This sets the stage for deep-space missions with reusable launch materials, which can greatly reduce the cost of future space exploration. Absolutely incredible achievement by the SpaceX team.
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