SpaceX just made history.

[Craizie]

What a time to be alive.

[blandnuts]

Awesome, but it makes me miss the space coast.

[Sgt Beavis]

Awesome, but it makes me miss the space coast.

In a couple more years we can go down to the Texas Gulf Coast and watch SpaceX launch from there.

Sounds like a good GTG.

[jw33]

and another

[BP]

In a couple more years we can go down to the Texas Gulf Coast and watch SpaceX launch from there.

Sounds like a good GTG.

You can go to McGregor right now and watch them test fire engines before they go to Florida. Heck if you see a G5 at their airport Elon might even be at one of the local restaurants.

[mschmoyer]

and another

Best video yet as well.

https://www.facebook.com/SpaceX/videos/10159135130990131/

Skip to about 19:00 to see the awesome landing progression.

[Sgt Beavis]

SpaceX has again re-launched and re-landed one of their recycled boosters. So now it's not a fluke.

They are scheduled to launch again in two days. Today's flight was in Florida, the next one will be in California.

Later this year they are planning to launch the Falcon9 heavy with 3 1st stage cores. They will try to land all three of them. There is a rumor that they will also try to land the 2nd stage for the 1st time.

[mschmoyer]

Two good quotes:

Falcon 9 will experience its highest ever reentry force and heat in today's launch. Good chance rocket booster doesn't make it back.

Rocket is extra toasty and hit the deck hard (used almost all of the emergency crush core), but otherwise good

[Gasser64]

Long term plans... send 'em to mars carrying supplies and people?

[svauto-erotic855]

They are going about this the wrong way. The focus of their efforts need to be reducing the cost of the launch vehicle and not trying to reuse one. The most expensive part of the thing is the fuel pump and there are models for simplifying or eliminating it from the design.

[Sgt Beavis]

Long term plans... send 'em to mars carrying supplies and people?

Yes, that is actually SpaceX's stated plans. It won't be with the Falcon9 but it will be with a future rocket based on this design. At least that is according to Musk.

[Mysticcobrakilla]

Two good quotes:

All about this, and saving the earth... no clue.

[CJ]

They are going about this the wrong way. The focus of their efforts need to be reducing the cost of the launch vehicle and not trying to reuse one. The most expensive part of the thing is the fuel pump and there are models for simplifying or eliminating it from the design.

Have you submitted your plans to Elon Musk yet?

[Mysticcobrakilla]

Have you submitted your plans to Elon Musk yet?

He's already been to mars











Twice.

[Ruffdaddy]

They are going about this the wrong way. The focus of their efforts need to be reducing the cost of the launch vehicle and not trying to reuse one. The most expensive part of the thing is the fuel pump and there are models for simplifying or eliminating it from the design.

We see how well that worked for firefly space systems....