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SpaceX First Stage Reentry Captured By Chase Plane
SPACE.com ^ | 08/18/14 | Spacex

Posted on 08/18/2014 12:50:51 PM PDT by Moonman62

In July 2014, the private space company's Falcon 9 rocket launched six ORBCOMM OG2 satellites. It also tested its reusable first stage technology. A chase plane was on hand to capture some of its fall through the atmosphere and the last few seconds before splashdown.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Science
KEYWORDS: elonmusk; f9r; falcon9; nasa; spaceexploration; spacex
Video is on linked page.
1 posted on 08/18/2014 12:50:51 PM PDT by Moonman62
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SpaceX Reusable Rocket Test Returns Booster to Earth, then ‘Kaboom’
http://www.space.com/26518-spacex-falcon9-reusable-rocket-test.html


2 posted on 09/01/2014 3:27:54 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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