May 27th, SpaceX successfully lands a Falcon 9 rocket at sea for the THIRD time

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http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/27/11787532/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-landing-success-sea-drone-ship

(SpaceX)

SpaceX just successfully landed the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. It was the third time in a row the company has landed a rocket booster at sea, and the fourth time overall.

The landing occurred a few minutes before the second stage of the Falcon 9 delivered the THAICOM-8 satellite to space, where it will make its way to geostationary geostationary transfer orbit (GTO). GTO is a high-elliptical orbit that is popular for satellites, sitting more than 20,000 miles above the Earth. The 3,100-kilogram satellite will spend 15 years improving television and data data signals across Southeast Asia.

SpaceX started trying to land the first stage of its rockets back in January 2015, but the first successful landing didn't come until December. Since then, though, the company has had more luck. SpaceX has successfully executed two drone ship landings in the past two months. A second ground attempt is scheduled for July.

(This is obviously sped up)

 

[C130]

https://webm.lol/v/1z1299c754

this is how it's done competition.

looking forward to China copying SpaceX.

 

[SQ8]

https://webm.lol/v/1z1299c754

this is how it's done competition.

looking forward to China copying SpaceX.

They'll do it, for 1/20th of the cost.. and call it Spacey Y.

it will however, also work only 1/10 times.

 

[C130]

They'll do it, for 1/20th of the cost.. and call it Spacey Y.

it will however, also work only 1/10 times.

lol, you are probably right.

you know what is scary is the competition rockets being develop right now that is costing billions of dollars aren't reusable

Ariane 6
Angara
Long March 5
ULV
Vulcan

how can they compete without re-usability?

Falcon 9 is already one of the lowest if not lowest priced rocket right now and with re usability they are going to cut costs in half or even more.

 

[SQ8]

lol, you are probably right.

you know what is scary is the competition rockets being develop right now that is costing billions of dollars aren't reusable

Ariane 6
Angara
Long March 5
ULV
Vulcan

how can they compete without re-usability?

Falcon 9 is already one of the lowest if not lowest priced rocket right now and with re usability they are going to cut costs in half or even more.

That is because the number of failures that Space X had, the rest of these guys would not afford or go through. Then again, each of those rockets is also MUCH more powerful than Space X in its current form.

 

[C130]

That is because the number of failures that Space X had, the rest of these guys would not afford or go through. Then again, each of those rockets is also MUCH more powerful than Space X in its current form.

I wouldn't say these rockets are MUCH more powerful than Falcon 9 FT. though most are in a different weight class entirely. It's Falcon 9 Heavy that will be doing the heavy lifting against the competition btw.

 

[SQ8]

I wouldn't say these rockets are MUCH more powerful than Falcon 9 FT. though most are in a different weight class entirely. It's Falcon 9 Heavy that will be doing the heavy lifting against the competition btw.

Which is why i mentioned current form.

Space will have to move away from being a state institution as such to being a private one. You need competition to spark creativity; NASA did what it did to fight the reds. Not much good going to mars does against Abu Haza riding a toyota pickup with steel sheets somewhere in Iraq murdering another guy for keeping his beard 2cm less than what he believes is the correct way.

 

[C130]

Which is why i mentioned current form.

Space will have to move away from being a state institution as such to being a private one. You need competition to spark creativity; NASA did what it did to fight the reds. Not much good going to mars does against Abu Haza riding a toyota pickup with steel sheets somewhere in Iraq murdering another guy for keeping his beard 2cm less than what he believes is the correct way.

IMO SpaceX will continue to innovate this is just the beginning.

SpaceX has made getting into space affordable. a new space race/renaissance is at hand


space tourism and asteroid mining come to mind that can take advantage of the Falcon 9.

 

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