TCIB
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Mind bending equations done at the speed of light to do that, amazing stuff, just beyond gobsmacking. The calculations done with all that gear working in harmony. It really is the beauty of science imo.
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Did anybody watch the SpaceX launch today?
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Bluemanc100
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We were at our timeshare in Orlando when the last shuttle launch took place... gutted we didn’t drive to Cape Canaveral to see it close up but we saw it live with no sound... we could see the thing climbing but didn’t hear anythingUnbelievable that. I hope the other rocket landed ok on the drone ship.
Was fortunate to see the space shuttle take off live in 1996, something I’ll never forget.
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Mind bending equations done at the speed of light to do that, amazing stuff, just beyond gobsmacking. The calculations done with all that gear working in harmony. It really is the beauty of science imo.
Couldn't have put it better.
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Apologies for not tagging the launch in this thread.Incredible that we can now launch into space and return the carrier missile to earth safely for re-use.
Or should I say yesterday
http://www.spacex.com/webcast
ChicagoBlue
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Launches are almost ho hum these days, but to see the boosters coming back to land at Cape Canaveral is science fiction stuff. To see the centre rocket come back and land on a drone ship out in the ocean is fucking mental. Seeing Spaceman sitting in a Tesla Roadster in space? Well, that’s just plain ridiculous in an awesome way!
Never fail to be astounded by man’s ability to reach beyond the knowledge horizon.
Never fail to be astounded by man’s ability to reach beyond the knowledge horizon.
nellyonthewing
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Watched it from here in Central Florida ..Was hoping the Tesla might drop off.
super_city_si
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Wow that was amazing. Those boosters landing was incredible.
Irwell
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It's a shame they seem to have lost the centre core, but if all they lose is the one core and maybe the drone ship then it makes for an extremely successful maiden flight. It will have been so close to landing that the telemetry should be enough to fix it for next time.
1.618034
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Wow.
I forgot that the boosters did that!
Incredible stuff.
I forgot that the boosters did that!
Incredible stuff.