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Offline Sohl

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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #80 on: 03/30/2017 10:37 pm »
YES!!!!  ;D

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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #81 on: 03/30/2017 10:40 pm »
Heartbeat has returned.....  ;D

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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #82 on: 03/30/2017 10:40 pm »
Elon is pretty composed!  What a huge accomplishment! Congratulations!

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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #83 on: 03/30/2017 10:40 pm »
As my four year old says when he's giddy happy: Boom shakalaka BAM!

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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #84 on: 03/30/2017 10:40 pm »
Beautiful!

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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #85 on: 03/30/2017 10:41 pm »
I am so glad I got to see this! History was made today! Congrats to all involved!

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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #86 on: 03/30/2017 10:43 pm »
YES!!!!!!!!!!

I'm so happy that we are in this time.... and I have watched the first landing and first relaunch live!

These are things that I'm going to tell my kids over and over again (hopefully including when they book an affordable ticket to space)

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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #87 on: 03/30/2017 10:44 pm »
Me too! I left work early, to come home and set up for watching this live.  This really is historic. The moment was tense, when the link dropped out, but when it came back, and there she was, standing tall & proud on the deck against the sunset - Wow! a genuine thrill.
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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #88 on: 03/30/2017 10:44 pm »
Let's have a thought for the right-most grid fin which received quite a toasting upon re-entering the atmosphere. Amazing footage, until it cut out.

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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #89 on: 03/30/2017 10:45 pm »
Elon looked teary eyed with joy, congrats and well done on reflight! :)
"The laws of physics are unforgiving"
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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #90 on: 03/30/2017 10:46 pm »
Let's have a thought for the right-most grid fin which received quite a toasting upon re-entering the atmosphere. Amazing footage, until it cut out.
Ready for the waffle batter... ;D
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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #91 on: 03/30/2017 10:48 pm »
Let's have a thought for the right-most grid fin which received quite a toasting upon re-entering the atmosphere. Amazing footage, until it cut out.

Yeah, I noticed that too. Hadn't seen that before. Glad it came through okay!
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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #92 on: 03/30/2017 10:51 pm »
Here's a different take on things from North Korea:

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United States technological dwarfs forced to recycle rockets for limping space program.

Mighty missiles of DPRK are used once and once only

https://twitter.com/dprk_news/status/847580091735355392

Genius!

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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #93 on: 03/30/2017 10:51 pm »
So....I guess it is possible to land and re-fly an orbital class rocket.  What's next SpaceX?  :)

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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #94 on: 03/30/2017 10:52 pm »
Glad I decided to stay up (it's 1:50AM and the kid woke me before 7AM today and will again tomorrow). Have watched essentially all F9 launches live no matter which ungodly hours they are. Have to say I was as frozen with adrenaline and heart going as I was post-CRS-7 RTF counting down the seconds until MECO.

History will remember 30.03.2017!
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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #95 on: 03/30/2017 10:52 pm »
Here's a different take on things from North Korea:

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United States technological dwarfs forced to recycle rockets for limping space program.

Mighty missiles of DPRK are used once and once only

https://twitter.com/dprk_news/status/847580091735355392

Genius!

Is that a spoof?

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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #96 on: 03/30/2017 10:53 pm »
Glad I decided to stay up (it's 1:50AM and the kid woke me before 7AM today and will again tomorrow). Have watched essentially all F9 launches live no matter which ungodly hours they are. Have to say I was as frozen with adrenaline and heart going as I was post-CRS counting down the seconds until MECO.

History will remember 30.03.2017!

Worth it, though, right??

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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #97 on: 03/30/2017 10:53 pm »
I just re-watched "SpaceX Launch You Up"  in observance of this historic moment.   8)
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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #98 on: 03/30/2017 10:54 pm »
Let's have a thought for the right-most grid fin which received quite a toasting upon re-entering the atmosphere. Amazing footage, until it cut out.

Definitely the board room wall ornament candidate for SES. ;D

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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #99 on: 03/30/2017 10:55 pm »
That was awesome! Now can I get some volunteers to help me drag these goalposts?  They are getting really heavy!
Space is not Highlander.  There can, and will, be more than one.

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