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SpaceX Tentatively reports soft splashdown
« on: April 18, 2014, 05:09:27 PM »
http://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/

For those who haven't heard, SpaceX has been trying to develop a reusable rocket to lower orbital launch costs. They had a successful launch today, and reported that they thought the 1st stage had made a soft splashdown.

If true, then rocket science will have made one more small step in the journey to interplanetary colonies.  8)
 

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Re: SpaceX Tentatively reports soft splashdown
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2014, 06:35:15 PM »
This is excellent news.  I was really hoping they might have a live feed of the descent but no luck.  Since it was apparently successful hopefully they will post a video later.