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| Video of first stage landing at sea from Falcon 9 OrbComm mission (SpaceX) |
| 2014-07-23 |
| This is from the most recent Falcon 9 launch. The first stage of the rocket re-enters and lands with legs on the ocean then quietly tips over. SpaceX is waiting patiently for the FAA to permit them to land on an abandoned pad at the tip of the Kennedy complex. Until then they practice on the sea. |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #3 Side by side in time. Second stage and first stage landing: |
| Posted by: 3dc 2014-07-23 14:36 |
| #2 I wish SpaceX the best. They have the right stuff to make things happen in space. NASA has lost its way, with the only exception of deep space and Mars missions. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2014-07-23 14:01 |
| #1 From the update on the SpaceX site: "We will attempt our next water landing on flight 13 of Falcon 9, but with a low probability of success. Flights 14 and 15 will attempt to land on a solid surface with an improved probability of success." |
| Posted by: 3dc 2014-07-23 13:00 |