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Title: Space X resumes launches
Post by: steve58 on January 14, 2017, 04:14:54 PM
http://arstechnica.com/science/2017/01/live-saturday-spacex-will-attempt-a-return-to-flight/

...and nailed a barge landing for the first time in the Pacific  O0
Title: Re: Space X resumes launches
Post by: DoctorQuest on January 14, 2017, 05:01:09 PM
Very cool!
Title: Re: Space X resumes launches
Post by: steve58 on January 17, 2017, 01:17:59 PM
Found a video with an interesting perspective of the landing.



Title: Re: Space X resumes launches
Post by: steve58 on January 19, 2017, 12:26:59 PM
SpaceX rocket landing photo goes viral (http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2017/01/19/stunning-spacex-rocket-landing-photo-goes-viral.html)   O0

(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fa57.foxnews.com%2Fimages.foxnews.com%2Fcontent%2Ffox-news%2Ftech%2F2017%2F01%2F19%2Fstunning-spacex-rocket-landing-photo-goes-viral%2F_jcr_content%2Fpar%2Ffeatured-media%2Fmedia-0.img.jpg%2F876%2F493%2F1484839721907.jpg%3Fve%3D1%26amp%3Btl%3D1&hash=d6ac7ac2f05c16245b45ff89a309aacaf34b824f)
Title: Re: Space X resumes launches
Post by: Rekim on January 21, 2017, 12:35:45 AM
I see that SpaceX is preparing to reuse the first falcon9 to successfully land on a barge (drone ship) next month. It will be used to launch SES 10, a telecom satellite. Would love to have been a fly on the wall for that discussion with the insurance co.

https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/01/17/ses-10-telecom-satellite-in-florida-for-launch-on-reused-spacex-rocket/
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