Author Topic: SpaceX Falcon 9 - CRS-8 Dragon - April 8, 2016 - UPDATES (Read 285576 times)

chalz · « **Reply #360 on:** 04/08/2016 09:50 pm »

Great job by everyone involved. Dragon return to flight and a second data point on landings looked impressive.

MarsInMyLifetime · « **Reply #361 on:** 04/08/2016 09:52 pm »

I tried not to scare my sleeping cat, but I couldn't stifle the holler and the joy dance. Thanks, SpaceX, that you were willing to put history on a live feed, openly giving us "the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat" in real time. What a great lead-up to the closing ad for job opportunities there! Sincere congrats.

Pete · « **Reply #362 on:** 04/08/2016 09:53 pm »

Congratulations on a perfect launch,
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And thank you for providing my new desktop picture for the foreseeable future!!

otisbow · « **Reply #363 on:** 04/08/2016 09:53 pm »

The Boys at SPACE-X did it again!!!

strax · « **Reply #364 on:** 04/08/2016 09:54 pm »

Congratulations to the whole SpaceX team. Tillykke. Tillykke...

CeeJayDugan · « **Reply #365 on:** 04/08/2016 09:56 pm »

Congratulations to everyone at SpaceX! I've been enjoying your launches for years. And am looking forward to watching your landings for many more. I love the fact that my kids are growing up in a new space age. Very much looking forward to getting home tonight to replay the launch for the kiddos. Well done!

Lar · « **Reply #366 on:** 04/08/2016 09:56 pm »

Sadly I missed this one live, but wow that's amazing. I am just watching that landing over and over. Thank you SpaceX for so many things... for the vid, for trying and trying, for your great ASDS names, for making the future happen....

And thanks too, to the usual gang, Chris, the intrepid servers, Steve, the others who got coverage postings... you all rock.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #367 on:** 04/08/2016 09:57 pm »

Steve Jurvetson posted this on flickr, should help with the landing bingo?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/25711643313/#comment72157666813043311

Escapist · « **Reply #368 on:** 04/08/2016 09:57 pm »

It has been a real trip over the past few years. The successes and the failures leading to several crowning achievements. I can only hope for the next!

What do you all think it will be - the launch of the Falcon Heavy, or the relaunch of a recovered stage? My guess, this stage may be open to relaunch.

daveglo · « **Reply #369 on:** 04/08/2016 09:58 pm »

Congratulations to everyone at SpaceX for achieving yet another historic milestone in spaceflight. An amazing accomplishment! Way to go!

savuporo · « **Reply #370 on:** 04/08/2016 09:59 pm »

Post launch news conference from KSC about to start on NASA TV

rocketguy101 · « **Reply #371 on:** 04/08/2016 09:59 pm »

Fantastic!!! I had to be in a meeting with the boss and missed this

but thanks to this thread, I got to re-live the excitement ... well done SpaceX and kudos to NSF for the coverage...now to go home so I can see the youtube replay (blocked at work) yee hah!!!

iamlucky13 · « **Reply #372 on:** 04/08/2016 10:01 pm »

Beautiful. I especially love seeing how much the barge is pitching, yet the rocket sits placidly still.

I'm off to revisit one of the old speculation threads to relive all the talk about how this would never work without leg clamps, tip-over fences, robotic grabber arms, velcro, or harpoons.