SpaceX's Falcon 9 first stage has landed (again)
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#2If anyone was wondering about repeatability I think they're well on the way to putting that to rest.
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#3Congrats again to SpaceX!
They had some live footage of the first stage reentry which was pretty cool.
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#4It's almost like this is becoming a regular occurrence. I'm looking forward to the next generation looking back on this and being incredulous that we used to completely throw away boosters on every launch.
Re: SpaceX's Falcon 9 first stage has landed (again)
#5Congrats again to SpaceX! They had some live footage of the first stage reentry which was pretty cool.
I hope the next SpaceX technological breakthrough is cameras that don't fog up on reentry.
Re: SpaceX's Falcon 9 first stage has landed (again)
#6Congrats again to SpaceX! They had some live footage of the first stage reentry which was pretty cool.
I hope the next SpaceX technological breakthrough is cameras that don't fog up on reentry.
In all seriousness I hope they release the full feed from that camera. It's got to be a hell of a view to see it bearing down on the drone ship from above.
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#8Good launch pace, if they keep it up, they'll surely build up a positive reputation quickly.
Re: SpaceX's Falcon 9 first stage has landed (again)
#9When will SpaceX actually reuse one of these landed stages? That's the whole point, right?
Re: SpaceX's Falcon 9 first stage has landed (again)
#10When will SpaceX actually reuse one of these landed stages? That's the whole point, right?
At the CRS-8 post-launch presser Musk said "sometime in June", though lately I've seen them describe it as "later this year". That sort of implies after June.