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re: SpaceX Return to Flight @ 7:29 Central!
Posted on 12/21/15 at 8:03 pm to MyNameIsNobody
Posted on 12/21/15 at 8:03 pm to MyNameIsNobody
Holy shite, that was awesome. What an accomplishment
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Posted on 12/21/15 at 8:03 pm to LucasP
yea, it was their first test of landing it on a land based pad. The other two "failures" were attempting to land it on a barge in the ocean.
The mission was launching a handful of satelites (11? 17? can't remember). The booster landing was a secondary landing.
The mission was launching a handful of satelites (11? 17? can't remember). The booster landing was a secondary landing.
Posted on 12/21/15 at 8:08 pm to TigerFanatic99
That's pretty fricking cool actually. Cool enough to break character on a cheap joke. Carry on space nerds, carry on.
Posted on 12/21/15 at 8:08 pm to TigerFanatic99
didn't jeff bezos' company do this about a week ago? huge accomplishment for sure, but weren't they beat to the punch?
Posted on 12/21/15 at 8:10 pm to halleburton
They did it with no payload and sub orbital velocities. I don't think they even left the atmosphere. Bezos' was the same thing Spacex has been doing with Grasshopper for a while now.
Posted on 12/21/15 at 8:10 pm to halleburton
The landing you are referring to was a big deal as well, but not on the same level as this. I don't want to go on because I don't want to detract from what that other company did accomplish though.
Posted on 12/21/15 at 8:17 pm to MrSmith
Just to give some sense of scale:
Posted on 12/21/15 at 8:19 pm to Schwartz
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They did it with no payload and sub orbital velocities. I don't think they even left the atmosphere. Bezos' was the same thing Spacex has been doing with Grasshopper for a while now.
Oh god get off musks cock
Posted on 12/21/15 at 8:22 pm to CAD703X
He's not exaggerating.
Posted on 12/21/15 at 8:29 pm to LSUlunatic
quote:That^
He's not exaggerating.
No one in the space industry thought this was possible only 5 years ago. It's tough to understate how valuable reusable rockets are going to be.
Posted on 12/21/15 at 9:32 pm to funnystuff
Hats off to Space X. Truly just ushered in a new era in space exploration.
Posted on 12/21/15 at 9:57 pm to colorchangintiger
Truly bad arse.
Posted on 12/21/15 at 9:59 pm to Schwartz
It was 11 sats.
I think they reached an altitude of around 650 km.
I think they reached an altitude of around 650 km.
Posted on 12/21/15 at 10:00 pm to Schwartz
Why would spaceX build a space port in Central 
that place is a shithole
that place is a shithole
Posted on 12/21/15 at 11:13 pm to MrSmith
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One of the coolest things I've ever witnessed. Video
Indeed... I have no words to describe seeing that. Unbelievable.
Posted on 12/21/15 at 11:28 pm to LucasP
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Better than voting for Luke Skywalker and wasting tax dollars on Chewbaccas and spaceships.
Not going to lie, that was pretty good.
I'd argue that with a vote for the modern Democrat it's more like voting for Jar Jar Binks and wasting tax dollars on deathsticks.
This post was edited on 12/21/15 at 11:30 pm
Posted on 12/21/15 at 11:58 pm to colorchangintiger
IF they can reuse, this is a new age in space. 
Posted on 12/22/15 at 12:22 am to TunaTigers
They will probably not reuse this rocket, but the major hurdle is cleared. This rocket will be torn down and inspected like no other so the next one will be even better.
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