Rocket Will Be Recaptured in Midair with a Helicopter

Re:Rocket Will Be Recaptured in Midair with a Helicopter by okasaki on Tuesday April 14, 2015 @09:23AM (#9373980)

Rocket engine, not rocket.

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Re:Rocket Will Be Recaptured in Midair with a Helicopter by astrodust on Tuesday April 14, 2015 @10:44AM (#9374620)

If the only thing missing is a fuel tank, that's like saying it's not a pen until you have an ink cartridge loaded.

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Re:Rocket Will Be Recaptured in Midair with a Helicopter by whoisthemachine on Tuesday April 14, 2015 @11:55AM (#9375165)

I think the distinction is important, especially for a headline. They aren't capturing the full rocket, just the rocket engine. That's a much lighter load to capture, and likely much more feasible than catching a full rocket.

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Re:Rocket Will Be Recaptured in Midair with a Helicopter by TeMPOraL on Tuesday April 14, 2015 @11:50AM (#9375129)

More like "it's not a pen until you have an ink cartridge and the whole body - having just the metal end with a ball inside doesn't make it a pen".

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