Author Topic: SpaceX Falcon 9 - CRS-8 Dragon - April 8, 2016 - UPDATES (Read 285582 times)

SimonFD · « **Reply #240 on:** 04/08/2016 09:04 pm »

I have a JD in my hand, and it's raised to SpaceX's most excellent achievement in sticking that landing!!

geza · « **Reply #241 on:** 04/08/2016 09:04 pm »

This is REALLY GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rocket Science · « **Reply #242 on:** 04/08/2016 09:04 pm »

Dragon has wings and Falcon is steady on her feet... Congrats and well done!

vanoord · « **Reply #243 on:** 04/08/2016 09:04 pm »

Quote from: kevinof on 04/08/2016 08:59 pm

Fantastic Spacex. Bloody hell I need a Jameson.

Celebrated that with a Lagavulin 16 that was distilled in the late 70s. Best I've got in the house and still doesn't do justice to SpaceX's achievement in bringing that stage back.

Wow.

Congratulations, SpaceX.

(I'm quietly hoping to see Elon standing on the front of OCISLY when it comes back into port.)

Bob Shaw · « **Reply #244 on:** 04/08/2016 09:05 pm »

Oh, superb! Congratulations to everyone involved, the emotion coming across from Hawthorne was unbelievable!

kevin-rf · « **Reply #245 on:** 04/08/2016 09:05 pm »

I may have missed T-0, but I got to watch the landing live. Way to go SpaceX!

Jamsta · « **Reply #246 on:** 04/08/2016 09:05 pm »

Congrats SpaceX, I was screaming at my monitor as S1 aligned with the ASDS, like I was cheering for my football team.

Excellent job.

PerW · « **Reply #247 on:** 04/08/2016 09:05 pm »

Totally unreal to see the big rocket and the small OCISLY, and then it lands on it!
Beautiful! So important!
Thanks and congratulation to SpaceX!!

Jdeshetler · « **Reply #248 on:** 04/08/2016 09:05 pm »

I am still speechless.... Congratulations.

ey · « **Reply #249 on:** 04/08/2016 09:05 pm »

Huge congratulations to SpaceX on the successful Dragon deployment and first stage landing on a barge! And completely awesome that we were able to see it live

Mark McCombs · « **Reply #250 on:** 04/08/2016 09:05 pm »

Extra ordinary!!! Congrats to SpaceX's Falcon9 booster and second stage teams, and the OCISLY Team.

GO Dragon!!

CuddlyRocket · « **Reply #251 on:** 04/08/2016 09:05 pm »

* Breathes *

Congratulations to all at SpaceX; a magnificent achievement that will go down in history. Nice to have played a (very) small part in it by being one of those who sat and watched with their heart in their mouth! Nicer still for this era's youngsters to feel what we felt all those years ago at the time of Apollo!

abaddon · « **Reply #252 on:** 04/08/2016 09:05 pm »

Well, I missed most of it, but coming back to the image of the stage sitting on the barge all cool and collected made it not matter at all. Well done SpaceX. WELL DONE!

Congratulations to SpaceX, NASA (without who SpaceX would be nowhere near where they are), the Kennedy folks, and also to Robert Bigelow who finally has his BEAM headed to the ISS.

inventodoc · « **Reply #253 on:** 04/08/2016 09:05 pm »

Congrats on an amazing landing. It was great watching it come down because, unlike the others, it looked like it was going to be successful as i was watching the approach. This is a wonderful day.

padrat · « **Reply #254 on:** 04/08/2016 09:05 pm »

Wow, about friggin' time....

Bourbon tonight!

horkpc · « **Reply #255 on:** 04/08/2016 09:05 pm »

Fantastic launch and first stage landing! Congratulations SpaceX and thank you for pushing the envelope!

StuffOfInterest · « **Reply #256 on:** 04/08/2016 09:06 pm »

Missed the bulls eye but still standing. Watched another launch with my 5yo. Amazing to see. Congratulations and keep on expanding the horizons!

brettreds2k · « **Reply #257 on:** 04/08/2016 09:06 pm »

HUGE CONGRATS!!! WHAT A VIEW THEY PROVIDED OF THIS HISTORIC LANDING!!

Dumb question but as high as those waves are, is there any risk of the stage tipping now in such rough sea's?

Zardar · « **Reply #258 on:** 04/08/2016 09:06 pm »

Dragon just passed overhead here in a clear sky in Limerick, Ireland

cartman · « **Reply #259 on:** 04/08/2016 09:06 pm »

Wow, that was something! Congrats SpaceX!