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Eagle has landed !

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Created by Macroscien > 9 months ago, 9 Apr 2016
Macroscien
QLD, 6808 posts
9 Apr 2016 8:11PM
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sorry... Falcon this time has landed
and not on the Moon but on the barge this time
Looks like after half of the century we humans are able to land a rocket again ... hurrah !!


www.space.com/32517-spacex-sticks-rocket-landing-sea-dragon-launch.html

Kamikuza
QLD, 6493 posts
9 Apr 2016 9:20PM
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Good eh. And Blue Wotsit is on its third trip. Exciting times!

Mastbender
1972 posts
10 Apr 2016 1:43AM
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Not just on a barge, on the ocean,,,,, but on a barge on a heavy, windy, choppy ocean!

Spotty
VIC, 1619 posts
10 Apr 2016 7:49AM
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That's what I'd call coming in for a hot/fast landing . Thought they would use a chute to help wash off some decent speed before releasing it for the final alignment with the ship. From January....



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cauncy
WA, 8407 posts
10 Apr 2016 6:54AM
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We will stop the boats

Macroscien
QLD, 6808 posts
10 Apr 2016 9:10AM
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Interesting is to see what other ( the second stage) is doing at same time.

If we convert kilometers/ h to nautical miles it give us almost 10,000 knots !Not bad speed after just few minutes of flight.

If our windsurfer or kiter could do just 50 we needs combined 200 kiters and windsurfer effort to do the same.


p train
VIC, 2629 posts
10 Apr 2016 8:39PM
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Is this kinda like a Harrier jump jet



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