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Offline Baranquilla

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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9 FT - ORBCOMM-2 - Dec. 21, 2015 (Return To Flight) DISCUSSION
« Reply #1400 on: 12/22/2015 12:56 am »
We haven't seen the last of this.. Sore Loser..
Quote from: Jeff Bezos Twitter
Congrats @SpaceX on landing Falcon's suborbital booster stage. Welcome to the club!
https://twitter.com/JeffBezos/status/679116636310360067
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9 FT - ORBCOMM-2 - Dec. 21, 2015 (Return To Flight) DISCUSSION
« Reply #1401 on: 12/22/2015 12:57 am »
They did it!!! Severely doubt I will be able to sleep now! (2:56 am over here...) Congrats, SpaceX!
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9 FT - ORBCOMM-2 - Dec. 21, 2015 (Return To Flight) DISCUSSION
« Reply #1402 on: 12/22/2015 12:57 am »
Congratulations SpaceX.  That is one big milestone down.
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9 FT - ORBCOMM-2 - Dec. 21, 2015 (Return To Flight) DISCUSSION
« Reply #1403 on: 12/22/2015 12:57 am »
Holy [redacted] ! That was amazing! Congrats Spacex. I got all jittery for like 20 minutes.
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9 FT - ORBCOMM-2 - Dec. 21, 2015 (Return To Flight) DISCUSSION
« Reply #1404 on: 12/22/2015 12:58 am »
Quote from: Baranquilla on 12/22/2015 12:56 am
We haven't seen the last of this.. Sore Loser..
Quote from: Jeff Bezos Twitter
Congrats @SpaceX on landing Falcon's suborbital booster stage. Welcome to the club!
https://twitter.com/JeffBezos/status/679116636310360067

Ah, I thought it was funny, a dig back at Musk after he poo-pooed on Blue.  :P
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9 FT - ORBCOMM-2 - Dec. 21, 2015 (Return To Flight) DISCUSSION
« Reply #1405 on: 12/22/2015 12:58 am »
Nice to have the whole live stream on my pc, am watching the first stage landing again and again.. Its really something to see..and to feel..Was a picture perfect landing.. couldn't have gone better...
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9 FT - ORBCOMM-2 - Dec. 21, 2015 (Return To Flight) DISCUSSION
« Reply #1406 on: 12/22/2015 12:58 am »
Fantastic.  Watched with my 9 year old daughter. Huge cheer on landing.   Amazing.
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9 FT - ORBCOMM-2 - Dec. 21, 2015 (Return To Flight) DISCUSSION
« Reply #1407 on: 12/22/2015 12:59 am »
Quote from: Baranquilla on 12/22/2015 12:56 am
We haven't seen the last of this.. Sore Loser..
Quote from: Jeff Bezos Twitter
Congrats @SpaceX on landing Falcon's suborbital booster stage. Welcome to the club!
https://twitter.com/JeffBezos/status/679116636310360067

I LOL'd.
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9 FT - ORBCOMM-2 - Dec. 21, 2015 (Return To Flight) DISCUSSION
« Reply #1408 on: 12/22/2015 01:00 am »
YES!  YES!  YES!!!!!!!   Mars here we come. The business model of every propellant depot ever proposed just got validated.
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9 FT - ORBCOMM-2 - Dec. 21, 2015 (Return To Flight) DISCUSSION
« Reply #1409 on: 12/22/2015 01:00 am »
Quote from: abaddon on 12/22/2015 12:59 am
Quote from: Baranquilla on 12/22/2015 12:56 am
We haven't seen the last of this.. Sore Loser..
Quote from: Jeff Bezos Twitter
Congrats @SpaceX on landing Falcon's suborbital booster stage. Welcome to the club!
https://twitter.com/JeffBezos/status/679116636310360067

I LOL'd.

I second that LOL....
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9 FT - ORBCOMM-2 - Dec. 21, 2015 (Return To Flight) DISCUSSION
« Reply #1410 on: 12/22/2015 01:02 am »
Quote from: SVBarnard on 12/22/2015 12:58 am
Quote from: Colman on 12/22/2015 12:47 am
That was the most awesome thing that ive seen in a long time...They really did it and I and you all got too see it live.. Here's to the future..We all get to go to space... :)

Yeah and man I remember on this forum all the detractors and naysaygers like that night gator guy, hey Jim how does it feel to go from one end of the spectrum where you thought this was impossible to witnessing history? Elon Musk really is a magician eh?

I couldn't agree with you more dude...Its beyond words.. :D
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9 FT - ORBCOMM-2 - Dec. 21, 2015 (Return To Flight) DISCUSSION
« Reply #1411 on: 12/22/2015 01:03 am »
Absolutely outstanding!!
I was jumping around, screaming at my laptop when I saw that touch down. It really is an incredible time for space.
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9 FT - ORBCOMM-2 - Dec. 21, 2015 (Return To Flight) DISCUSSION
« Reply #1412 on: 12/22/2015 01:04 am »
That was one of the most amazing things I've ever watched, congratulations SpaceX !!!
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9 FT - ORBCOMM-2 - Dec. 21, 2015 (Return To Flight) DISCUSSION
« Reply #1413 on: 12/22/2015 01:04 am »
So...where is the landing discussion thread.  Is Chris busy writing the article?
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9 FT - ORBCOMM-2 - Dec. 21, 2015 (Return To Flight) DISCUSSION
« Reply #1414 on: 12/22/2015 01:06 am »
Well best night of the new millennium for me.. 2am here in UK, now i gotta try to go to sleep so I can get up to go to work tomorrow.. Man I may be tired but that was so worth it..  Enjoy the natural high all. Just sheer elation at all that...:)

Night all..  8)
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9 FT - ORBCOMM-2 - Dec. 21, 2015 (Return To Flight) DISCUSSION
« Reply #1415 on: 12/22/2015 01:06 am »
Quote from: SVBarnard on 12/22/2015 12:58 am
Quote from: Colman on 12/22/2015 12:47 am
That was the most awesome thing that ive seen in a long time...They really did it and I and you all got too see it live.. Here's to the future..We all get to go to space... :)

Yeah and man I remember on this forum all the detractors and naysaygers like that night gator guy, hey Jim how does it feel to go from one end of the spectrum where you thought this was impossible to witnessing history? Elon Musk really is a magician eh?

To be fair, I don't think Jim ever claimed it was impossible, just doubted it'd ever be economical. 
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9 FT - ORBCOMM-2 - Dec. 21, 2015 (Return To Flight) DISCUSSION
« Reply #1416 on: 12/22/2015 01:07 am »
Awesome, I was wondering if they were watching after their busy day..

Quote from: Scott Kelly ‏@StationCDRKelly

Awoke to check on #SpaceX launch and first stage landing. Must say, very impressed! Congratulations to team!. See you soon. #YearInSpace
https://twitter.com/StationCDRKelly/status/679120485339275265

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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9 FT - ORBCOMM-2 - Dec. 21, 2015 (Return To Flight) DISCUSSION
« Reply #1417 on: 12/22/2015 01:09 am »
LZ one, the Falcon has landed.
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9 FT - ORBCOMM-2 - Dec. 21, 2015 (Return To Flight) DISCUSSION
« Reply #1418 on: 12/22/2015 01:10 am »
Quote from: Baranquilla on 12/22/2015 12:56 am
We haven't seen the last of this.. Sore Loser..
Quote from: Jeff Bezos Twitter
Congrats @SpaceX on landing Falcon's suborbital booster stage. Welcome to the club!
https://twitter.com/JeffBezos/status/679116636310360067

Oh my God. What a turd.   Bezos may have changed how we shop, but SpaceX has changed access to space for humanity  What an amazing day!
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9 FT - ORBCOMM-2 - Dec. 21, 2015 (Return To Flight) DISCUSSION
« Reply #1419 on: 12/22/2015 01:10 am »
Colman:  "Yeah and man I remember on this forum all the detractors and naysaygers like that night gator guy, hey Jim how does it feel to go from one end of the spectrum where you thought this was impossible to witnessing history? Elon Musk really is a magician eh?"

Yeah, Jim's gruffness can wear thin at times.

But let's not forget that Elon "the magician," whom I admire and appreciate very much, stands now proudly on nearly 60 years of foundational work--of which the Night Gator has been part.  As marvelous as this achievement is, how does it compare with the work of the Atlas, Titan and Saturn people, who invented much of this from scratch.

Oops...even von Braun built on Goddard and others.

I suspect Jim is smiling right now, anyway.  Who wouldn't be?
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