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Re:SpaceX recovery attempt not successful: water landing ins... by darkport on Thursday December 06, 2018 @04:17AM (#18616483)
It’s by design. The default for all F9 rockets is to land off-shore in the water. Once all the checks are complete and the rocket is “happy” and all systems are performing nominally, it redirects to the landing zone (either a barge or on land).
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Re:SpaceX recovery attempt not successful: water landing ins... by Latteland on Thursday December 06, 2018 @01:17PM (#18620556)
That is really cool and makes sense. I continue to be impressed and delighted by spacex engineering and design.
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