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Re:SpaceX Has Pinpointed the Problem That Caused the Falcon9... by toomuchtodo on Thursday January 15, 2015 @10:58PM (#8897193)
> I think it's amazing achievement for the very first attempt.

People don't understand this enough. They took the stage of a rocket from supersonic speeds to a tiny barge in the ocean. Even though they didn't complete the objective, they were successful in showing that the theory holds up.

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Re:SpaceX Has Pinpointed the Problem That Caused the Falcon9... by 51Cards on Thursday January 15, 2015 @11:11PM (#8897218)
On top of what you've said I don't think enough people get the scale of this task. This is decelerating, balancing, and maneuvering a 14 story tall object, from supersonic speed at the edge of space, onto a tiny barge in the ocean. It's mind boggling when you look at the scope of what they are pulling off.
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Re:SpaceX Has Pinpointed the Problem That Caused the Falcon9... by ChuckMcM on Friday January 16, 2015 @01:01AM (#8897452)
Like dropping a drinking straw off the top of the empire state building and having it land in a glass of soda on the sidewalk a block away.
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Re:SpaceX Has Pinpointed the Problem That Caused the Falcon9... by StavrosK on Friday January 16, 2015 @06:29AM (#8898234)
Except there's no glass, it just lands vertically on a coaster on the sidewalk.
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