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  • #91
    Bad ass. I wonder if they would abort the launch due to heavy seas?
    Originally posted by Taya Kyle, American Gun
    There comes a time when honest debate, serious diplomatic efforts, and logical arguments have been exhausted and only men and women willing to take up arms against evil will suffice to save the freedom of a nation or continent.

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    • #92
      Originally posted by Darren M View Post
      Bad ass. I wonder if they would abort the launch due to heavy seas?

      They have done that several times in the past. They will fly anyways if the timing of the launch is critical. At this point they are just doing test landings. The full price of the flights are being paid for by SpaceX customers so there isn't to much of a financial ramification if they loose a rocket during a landing attempt at this point.

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        • #94
          Three-pete...

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          • #95
            ... and they didn't expect it to happen on this one. Because of the nature of the mission this landing had to scrub twice as much speed as the last one.


            Landing video with mission control reaction
            JCSAT-14 Hosted Webcast
            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0bMeDj76ig&feature=youtu.be&t=37m30s
            This is the full hosted webcast explaining the JCSAT-14 mission, shots of the rocket and some countdown net audio.SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will deliver JCSAT...

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            • #96
              and another.

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              • #97
                Vid? Nevermind
                Last edited by Darren M; 05-27-2016, 08:14 PM.
                Originally posted by Taya Kyle, American Gun
                There comes a time when honest debate, serious diplomatic efforts, and logical arguments have been exhausted and only men and women willing to take up arms against evil will suffice to save the freedom of a nation or continent.

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                • #98
                  on-board 1st stage decent/landing.

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                  • #99
                    Good Lord that thing is hauling ass
                    Originally posted by Taya Kyle, American Gun
                    There comes a time when honest debate, serious diplomatic efforts, and logical arguments have been exhausted and only men and women willing to take up arms against evil will suffice to save the freedom of a nation or continent.

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                    • #100
                      That was a badass video
                      "When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
                      "A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury." -Alexander Fraser Tytler

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                      • #101
                        They crashed one today.

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                        • #102
                          Yup, but that just means another learning opportunity.

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                          • #103
                            Makes one wonder how many REAL times humans tried and failed at flight, then at landing. Crazy to imagine a time where these types of landings are as common place as a commercial airliner!
                            Originally posted by Taya Kyle, American Gun
                            There comes a time when honest debate, serious diplomatic efforts, and logical arguments have been exhausted and only men and women willing to take up arms against evil will suffice to save the freedom of a nation or continent.

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                            • #104
                              Originally posted by jw33 View Post
                              They crashed one today.
                              Low thrust in one engine. That means they can learn why the thrust was low and Elon already tweeted about accommodating this situation.

                              Common place as plane landings? Perhaps...much it is MUCH harder. The rocket has to enter the atmosphere, cannot glide, does not have wheels, and lands vertically on a floating platform in rough seas.
                              2004 Z06 Commemorative Ed.

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                              • #105
                                Originally posted by Darren M View Post
                                Good Lord that thing is hauling ass
                                They do haul ass but that video is sped up a lot. I don't remember the exact timeline but it was at least 5 minutes after seperation when the first stage landed.

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