SpaceX reused rocket launch: FULL SUCCESS!!!

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DEserves a thread of its own. This should be the most historic launch of rocket hardware in decades.

The booster is the one from this landing:

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yay so exciting.   last i heard the weather was lookin really good.

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Falcon 9 and SES-10 vertical on Kennedy Space Center’s historic Pad 39A. Launch window opens at 6:27pm EDT, 10:27pm UTC. pic.twitter.com/0jdC29Uqxa

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 30, 2017

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Some hype music: SpaceX Launch You Up (Uptown Funk Parody) on Vimeo

It's crazy that after years and years of talking about reusing rockets, this could be it. The dream may be finally coming true. Most important rocket hardware launch in 36 years.


Or the booster could explode ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Fairing recovery confirmed!

2dmk comments on /r/SpaceX SES-10 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread (Return Of The Falcon)

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Fairing recovery confirmed!

2dmk comments on /r/SpaceX SES-10 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread (Return Of The Falcon)

do we know how they are going to try?

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do we know how they are going to try?

Not that I know of.

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it would be pretty cool if they attached chutes to them and then grabbed them midair with a chopper lol

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it would be pretty cool if they attached chutes to them and then grabbed them midair with a chopper lol

Boing (I think it's boing)'s plan for reuse is to jettison the engine and catch it with a chopper like you described. It'll be cool to see it then but I really hope SpaceX has a simpler solution. Maybe just barge cushions? What would be the terminal velocity for a fairing on its side?

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Boing (I think it's boing)'s plan for reuse is to jettison the engine and catch it with a chopper like you described. It'll be cool to see it then but I really hope SpaceX has a simpler solution. Maybe just barge cushions? What would be the terminal velocity for a fairing on its side?

i heard a rumor a while back about steerable parachutes,  but no sure those would be enough to get it back to dry land

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i heard a rumor a while back about steerable parachutes,  but no sure those would be enough to get it back to dry land

You don't need steerable parachutes if you turn the fairing itself into a giant surfboard/glider. I believe that's what they've been testing on previous flights.

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