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SPACEX DOES IT!! SAFE LANDING ON THE BARGE
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| 4/8/16
Posted on 04/08/2016 1:55:46 PM PDT by hoagy62
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To: 4rcane
From what i remember it was the leg was not ‘locked’, so they may have to fiddle with the locking mechanism.............
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posted on
04/08/2016 2:22:45 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(The Left doesn't like him and the Right doesn't like him, so he must be the right guy for the job...)
To: wally_bert
It was an off the beaten path show, but I really enjoyed it.
The cast was just right. The story lines were good.
It was a good show.
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posted on
04/08/2016 2:23:08 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(Ted is the invisible man. When you consider his qualifications, he fades away. Look through Ted.)
To: freepersup
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posted on
04/08/2016 2:23:32 PM PDT
by
Kegger
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
04/08/2016 2:24:28 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(The Left doesn't like him and the Right doesn't like him, so he must be the right guy for the job...)
To: SunkenCiv
Where I...creamated Sam McGee.
Hey, I’m old and remember and recite the poem often.
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posted on
04/08/2016 2:27:13 PM PDT
by
prisoner6
(Unmutual and Disharmonious)
To: DoughtyOne; al baby; wally_bert
Beeddie Beeddie Beeddie Beeddie, Holy Moly
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posted on
04/08/2016 2:28:29 PM PDT
by
mountn man
(The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
To: Vermont Lt
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posted on
04/08/2016 2:29:44 PM PDT
by
Jeff Head
(Semper Fidelis - Molon Labe - Sic Semper Tyrannis)
To: mountn man
Yes....I was shaking from excitement and my brain wasn’t processing exactly correctly.
In all honesty, I was screaming at the screen in the last couple of seconds, “Land! LAND!!! STAY UPRIIIIIGHT!!!!”
The neighbors must’ve thought I was going nuts.
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posted on
04/08/2016 2:32:03 PM PDT
by
hoagy62
(Timid Men prefer the 'Calm of Despotism' to the 'Tempestuous Sea of Liberty'. ~ T. Jefferson)
To: wally_bert
Good ole Erin Gray.I hope Erin doesn't read this...
Still pretty hawt.
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posted on
04/08/2016 2:33:04 PM PDT
by
mountn man
(The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
To: hoagy62
The neighbors must’ve thought I was going nuts.Going?....
;)
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posted on
04/08/2016 2:34:51 PM PDT
by
mountn man
(The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
To: mountn man
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posted on
04/08/2016 2:39:10 PM PDT
by
Kegger
To: freepersup
SpaceX already has landed on land, but there are reasons to develop the ability to land on a barge. When launching rockets to orbit it is best to launch from west to east so that the speed of the rotation of the Earth helps the rocket reach orbit. Then if you want to go back and land at the launch site, you have to stop forward motion, power back, and power land. This takes a lot of extra fuel.
If you have the ability to land on a barge you can position the barge in the flight path of the rocket, and the only extra fuel is to land on the barge. This allows the rocket to carry more payload.
To: Red Badger
"Well, technically they landed on the barge last time.......till it fell over..............."Reminds me of my wedding night.
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posted on
04/08/2016 2:39:53 PM PDT
by
billorites
(freepo ergo sum)
To: DoughtyOne
I absolutely loved the pilot movie.
Saw it 5 times (IIRC) at the theater.
It was just plain fun.
(didn't care as much for the second year)
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posted on
04/08/2016 2:40:43 PM PDT
by
mountn man
(The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
To: hoagy62
This is a great achievement. This is probably the most technically complex launch since Apollo.
This week also has the launch of a Bigelow space station module, which can dramatically lower costs of space habitats. This year has seen SpaceX land twice, Blue Origin resuse a launcher three times, and Bigelow getting back to space. This is the best space year since Apollo.
To: mountn man
Thanks for the mention.
I don’t remember year to year.
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posted on
04/08/2016 2:45:40 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(Ted is the invisible man. When you consider his qualifications, he fades away. Look through Ted.)
To: Kegger
Never worried about Twiki.
Now Dr Theopoplis...
On another note.
I wonder who designed Twiki
And what gender were they?
Batteries not included.
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posted on
04/08/2016 2:47:57 PM PDT
by
mountn man
(The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
To: driftdiver
“They wouldn’t be doing this without got money”
God knows we’ve thrown a lot more money down the toilet and got less than nothing back. Exhibit 1: “The War On Poverty”.
At least the US is #1 in space again. If they can get this launch system working like clockwork and “in production”, they just put entire countries out of the space business.
Someone was asking “why the barge”. It’s a safety issue. If the thing went off course a lot and crashed on land...”it might be bad”.
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posted on
04/08/2016 2:54:16 PM PDT
by
The Antiyuppie
("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day".)
To: mountn man
I saw her at DragonCon a few times several years ago.
She was always super nice. Me and my wife talked to her a few minutes after some panels.
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posted on
04/08/2016 2:54:16 PM PDT
by
wally_bert
(I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
To: Kegger
Actually, it’s rocket engineering.
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posted on
04/08/2016 2:54:49 PM PDT
by
Romulus
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