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Re:SpaceX nails triple booster landing after satellite delivery by Joe-Z on Friday April 12, 2019 @07:55AM (#19643971)
I saw the live stream yesterday and when the two side boosters landed side-by-side synchronously it was almost as if it was out of a movie. We are living in the future!
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Re:SpaceX nails triple booster landing after satellite delivery by qmarchi on Friday April 12, 2019 @08:37AM (#19644203)
On this launch, it looks like they offset the timings to reduce the chance of tipping over.

If you get time, go look for the first FH booster landings. The timing is almost perfect and the long exposure images looked beautiful.

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Re:SpaceX nails triple booster landing after satellite delivery by isostatic on Friday April 12, 2019 @08:48AM (#19644285)
They are supposed to be offset for radar purposes. The fact the first time was so close was a mistake, fortunately it worked.
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Re:SpaceX nails triple booster landing after satellite delivery by pedrocx486 on Friday April 12, 2019 @08:52AM (#19644308)
>On this launch, it looks like they offset the timings to reduce the chance of tipping over.

On reddit a lot of people enphasised that it was to avoid interference. Which interference, no one knows.

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Re:SpaceX nails triple booster landing after satellite delivery by that_jojo on Friday April 12, 2019 @09:47AM (#19644734)
Incorrect. Gift that you give to me, no one knows,
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