<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We may use it for an internal SpaceX mission</p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1070387162892259329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Pump is single string. Some landing systems are not redundant, as landing is considered ground safety critical, but not mission critical. Given this event, we will likely add a backup pump &amp; lines.</p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1070388894875545600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Wow.

I can't believe the amount of information he gives out freely.

It's just the way he is. Unfortunately, it sometimes gets him into trouble (cough...funding secured...cough).

Just for the record, I'm 90% sure that they also have an in-flight abort system built into the booster. If something went really wrong and it was about to cause a safety issue, I'm pretty sure it'll just blow itself to smithereens.

Someone post the video of the landing once it's available. That'll be epic.

On my phone, but here's the video.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Engines stabilized rocket spin just in time, enabling an intact landing in water! Ships en route to rescue Falcon. <a href="https://t.co/O3h8eCgGJ7">pic.twitter.com/O3h8eCgGJ7</a></p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1070399755526656000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2018</a></blockquote>
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LMAO

Thanks. Those engines must have been gimballing like crazy.

4-5 Feet. I fish for Sharks, Tarpon and Triple Tail in the same area.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tracking shot of Falcon water landing <a href="https://t.co/6Hv2aZhLjM">pic.twitter.com/6Hv2aZhLjM</a></p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1070446975642812416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2018</a></blockquote>
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I would never have imagined that it would float. Shallow water for sure as it clearly hit the seabed.

Pretty cool for a failed landing.

After the first burn the rocket dropped spinning, almost like if you spun your index finger in a circle. When the second burn lit the rocket couldn't straighten out, it stayed at an eleven o'clock position as it hit the water.

Here's a cool diagram from a while back that shows the whole "aim for the water unless everything looks good" thing in case anyone's having trouble picturing it.

https://i.imgur.com/D9BdO86.png

In case you've always wanted to see a rocket turned into a barge.

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