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05-27-2016, 03:45 PM | #571 |
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Holy shit - real time video from the first stage!
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05-27-2016, 03:45 PM | #572 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPYOtCFSLKw has a stage one cam onboard.
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05-27-2016, 03:47 PM | #573 |
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Stick it geeks!
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05-27-2016, 03:48 PM | #574 |
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Boom.
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05-27-2016, 03:48 PM | #575 |
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Yes! Another 5 x 5
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05-27-2016, 03:48 PM | #576 |
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Damn - they're getting good at this!
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05-27-2016, 03:49 PM | #577 |
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05-27-2016, 03:51 PM | #578 |
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They might have recovered the fairing as well.
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05-27-2016, 03:52 PM | #579 |
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That view of the first stage thrusters firing followed by the entry burn was epic. I'm anxiously waiting on a gif of that.
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05-27-2016, 03:58 PM | #580 |
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Less than 3 minutes after this, it was standing stationary on a boat.
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05-27-2016, 04:02 PM | #581 |
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Looks like at least one of the grid fins got pretty toasted.
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05-27-2016, 04:06 PM | #582 |
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05-27-2016, 04:09 PM | #583 |
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What their current recovery rate for the year? I know they were shooting for 70%, seems pretty likely now.
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05-27-2016, 04:13 PM | #584 |
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Payload delivered.
No "USA, USA, USA!" chants this time... |
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Orbcomm OG2 - Landed at LZ-1 successfully. (success) Jason 3 - Landed on OCISLY, but leg didn't lock out. (failure) SES-9 - Landed hard on OCISLY. Made a big hole in the boat. (failure) CRS-8 - Landed successfully on OCISLY. (success) JCSAT-14 - Landed successfully on OCISLY. (success) Thaicom-8 - Landed successfully on OCISLY. (success) So they're at 67% right now, but the fact that they've landed three in a row, twice in the most difficult scenarios (GTO missions), bodes well. Now they just have to re-launch one... |
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