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Location: Diving
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#272 |
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Donkey Land
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#273 |
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#274 |
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Donkey Land
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Here's a fan-created video that compares the three barge landing attempts. It's pretty clear from this that it's not just random chance - they're definitely getting things fine-tuned each time. I'll give the February 6th launch a 75% chance of sticking the landing on a barge finally.
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#275 |
Snacks Are Under My Apron
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: The Edge
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They had it stuck too. So freaking close.
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#276 | |
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Location: Diving
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#277 |
"Think BOOM!"
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: 33.675° N 106.475° W
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Hope I'm not breaking a rule here (Blue Origin vs. SpaceX), but the New Shepard just flew again. The same one that flew in November:
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#278 | |
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Donkey Land
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It's cool that they were able to reuse it relatively easily, and I hope that bodes well for SpaceX's reusability program as well. It almost seems inevitable that reusable rockets are the way of the future at this point. I do hope that Blue Origin eventually figures out how to do something more useful than shuttling tourists up and down to "space," but more innovation is certainly what we need in the industry, so they're to be commended regardless. |
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#279 | |
"Think BOOM!"
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: 33.675° N 106.475° W
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Indeed, it's almost like the early days of the space race between us and the Soviets. The race to be first. I welcome the competition. |
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#280 |
Banned
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#281 |
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Donkey Land
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Launch is scheduled for 5:46 p.m. Central on Wednesday (2/24). Weather's looking a little iffy at the moment, though - currently a 60% chance of favorable conditions. That said, there's about a 1.5-hour launch window, so hopefully they'll find a break in the weather there somewhere long enough to get it off the ground. |
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#282 |
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Diving
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Had to order this for the son...
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#283 |
don't tell me about collage
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Los Angeles
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I work across the street from spacex, bunch of geeks and ugly chicks
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#284 |
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#285 |
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