SpaceX just successfully landed their stage 1 falcon 9 on the barge in strong winds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPGU...ature=youtu.be
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SpaceX just successfully landed their stage 1 falcon 9 on the barge in strong winds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPGU...ature=youtu.be
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https://vimeo.com/125746164
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They finally found the rewind button?
Clip was too short, I wanted to see the dragon.
Assuming 10 ton payload, they could probably put up enough fuel in eight launches to attempt a moon landing with successful takeoff (other factors aside)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_(spacecraft)
If its only two tons, probably more like 42 successful launches.
Thats fairly bad-ass.
Tiny barge, middle of the ocean, looks like gale force winds ..... the rocket lands
LIKE A BOSS>>>
Pretty impressive
the way it lands, it doesn't look real.
I'll buy a Tesla if it means it will keep lights on at Space X.
Looks like they had another successful landing.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/sp...ding-1.3569723
Pretty pumped about this and what it means for the commercial viability of space programs.
