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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Rocket is extra toasty and hit the deck hard (used almost all of the emergency crush core), but otherwise good</p>— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/878334920141135872">June 23, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Originally Posted by eDave (Post 12928842)

https://i.imgur.com/r2JGUIP.png

Looks like it slid a bit too.

Yep, that's what I was talking about. Must have been off target quite a bit?

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Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 12920555)

Just to check in with readers of this thread, I'm starting to settle into a pattern of posting stuff. I generally try to post:

Major news about milestones
After a launch, an estimate of the timing and key details of the next one
Completion of the static fire (and final target date and time)
Final heads-up somewhere between 2-24 hours before the launch
Any particularly awesome videos or shots of the launch

Everyone still liking that flow? I still recognize that there are like 5 of us who are really involved in this thread, so I hate to bump it TOO often. (That said, it's not like there are hundreds of NHL or NBA fans around here either, so there are other threads that are similar in scope.)

The better they get, the more people will pay attention. Besides, it's a mission worthy of sharing. Bump the hell out of it.

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Originally Posted by Donger (Post 12928940)

Yep, that's what I was talking about. Must have been off target quite a bit?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Rocket was suddenly slammed sideways right before landing. Heavy gust or something malfunctioned onboard. Reviewing telemetry.</p>— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/878828849722671104">June 25, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Originally Posted by unlurking (Post 12931118)

Wow, it's amazing that it landed in one piece.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Air Force’s Western Range is trying to clear vessel in downrange waters in time for 1-second Falcon 9 launch window. <a href="https://t.co/acmdWKqOs3">https://t.co/acmdWKqOs3</a></p>— Spaceflight Now (@SpaceflightNow) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/879063689718116352">June 25, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Originally Posted by Donger (Post 12931131)

Wow, it's amazing that it landed in one piece.

Yeah, will be curious to hear more about this once they figure it out.

Live...

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Wow. That's some pretty dense looking fog!

Glad to see Insprucker is back!

Wow, that looked pretty smooth.

Complete mission success. Pretty damn impressive weekend for SpaceX.

That was very cool.. And being able to skip to the coolest stuff was a bonus..

I love the west coast launches. The video we get from the landings are incredible.

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What they are doing boggles the mind.