Sorry I missed it... Ugh...

Sounds like one of the legs may have taken (partially planned-for) damage on the landing, so they're a bit nervous that it'll tip over on the way back. Hope it makes it!

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That's insane.

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She's a leaner.

http://i.imgur.com/eFWPRPs.jpg

Hopefully the stage itself is OK, though.

Musk says humans on Mars by 2025.

Elon Musk Plans For Humans On Mars By 2025
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2016/0..._10255306.html

I just don't think its a good idea man..... DOOM video games man...

But, objectively we have to get to MAR's to develop techs on how humans survive on long travels and develop ways of producing food/oxy ect...

Close-up of the base. Looks like the engines all are fine, so even though it landed hard on that one leg, it still held up.

http://i.imgur.com/fQt8Pzd.jpg

Looks like it's a good thing they have those yellow railings on the side. It slid a TON to the side before they could get it secured to the deck.

https://i.imgur.com/JptfeAi.jpg

Ha! I knew that I saw it leaning on the previous landing.

Apparently the legs have a "crush core" that's designed to give a little (or a lot in this case) in the event that it comes down pretty hard, and this one used it up entirely.

I haven't heard that mentioned about the previous landing, but I think it stands to reason that each time the first leg down will likely have to give a bit unless it lands absolutely perfectly on all four simultaneously.

Landing photos are up on Flickr. It's impressive that it was still able to land after coming in this off-level.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7337/2...e8d80682_z.jpgTHAICOM 8 first-stage landing by SpaceX, on Flickr

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Next launch has been moved UP two days. That's different.

Reusable rockets? Still a "wow" to me anyway.


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Fourth rocket arrives in the hangar. Aiming for first reflight in Sept/Oct. <a href="https://t.co/TqW8d6Cc3U">pic.twitter.com/TqW8d6Cc3U</a></p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/740296489532948480">June 7, 2016</a></blockquote>
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