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#280
by
Oersted
on 30 Mar, 2017 23:12
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It is not hyperbole to say that there is a before and an after this day in the history of Humanity. After the Wright Brothers' third (and only proper) flight on December 17th 1903 their Wright flyer was turned over and crushed by a gust of wind, never to fly again. Only much later, at Huffman Prairie, did the Wrights start regularly taking off and landing and taking off again.
If the December 2015 SpaceX first stage landing was a Kitty Hawk moment of spaceflight, showing that recovery of a first stage was possible, then today is a Huffmann Prairie moment, where a dependable and reusable space launch system is first proven feasible.
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#281
by
CorvusCorax
on 30 Mar, 2017 23:12
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AWESOME FLIGHT!
Big congrats to everyone at SpaceX for working 15 years to finally make that happen today.
Congrats to SES, the range,
Congrats to everyone at NSF, SFN, Youtube and everyone else who helped cover this.
Bonus screenshots: Ever wondered what it looks like to stare up a rocket's nozzle at the moment of ignition?
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#282
by
chad1011
on 30 Mar, 2017 23:12
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Absolutely incredible! Congratulations to SpaceX, Susan, and all involved! Great job SFN keeping the site up! Just speechless!
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#283
by
Kaputnik
on 30 Mar, 2017 23:13
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F9 has now flown twice as often as any other rocket this year- another first for SpaceX.
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#284
by
GpsGseEng
on 30 Mar, 2017 23:13
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Congratulations SpaceX!
Way to go 1021!
Another moment in history for 39A..
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#285
by
Star One
on 30 Mar, 2017 23:13
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Congratulations to all concerned on this historic launch and landing.
Third time around anyone.
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#286
by
abaddon
on 30 Mar, 2017 23:14
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Amazing accomplishment. Huge congratulations to SpaceX for pulling this off. And thanks to SRS for being willing (and eager) to take the leap of faith.
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#287
by
RobW
on 30 Mar, 2017 23:15
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Congratulations to the awe-inspiring team at SpaceX, who work tirelessly to lift routine, aircraft-like spaceflight operations further up the scale of Clarke's Law of Revolutionary Ideas:
(1) "It's completely impossible — don't waste my time";
(2) "It's possible, but it's not worth doing";
(3) "I said it was a good idea all along."
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#288
by
TripD
on 30 Mar, 2017 23:15
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This is one of those 'Do you remember what you were doing when this happened?' moments.
Gonna need a bigger hat for this hat tip!
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#289
by
Brovane
on 30 Mar, 2017 23:15
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Congrats to SpaceX. You can drop the Mic now Elon....
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#290
by
AncientU
on 30 Mar, 2017 23:16
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F9 has now flown twice as often as any other rocket this year- another first for SpaceX.
So has 1021
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#291
by
Lar
on 30 Mar, 2017 23:16
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Thanks to all the team at NSF for superb coverage.
Congrats to SES for having the stones. To the SpaceX teams for getting this done, and to Elon, (who looked a little rough around the edges) for persevering to realise his dream, and to all of humanity... the cost of access to space has been lowered.
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#292
by
cosmicvoid
on 30 Mar, 2017 23:17
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Excellent work SpaceX, keep it up!
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#293
by
wenderro
on 30 Mar, 2017 23:17
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Congrats to SpaceX, Elon Musk and everyone that has ever worked for this to become reality, an worthy mention to SES for the awesome support and faith provided and not least, NSF and every space enthusiast.
And if in 15 years they revolutionized space launch beginning from scratch I have no doubt that a Mars colony in another 15 years is possible.
We are living in the true Space Age!
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#294
by
jiv
on 30 Mar, 2017 23:18
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My first congratulatory post--this launch was worth it!
I think if anything, the comments on today's achievement have been understated so far. While there are still many questions to answer about how rockets will continue to evolve, I hope this day will be one that's noted as a tipping point for attitudes and approaches towards access to space in the coming years.
Huge thanks to everyone at SpaceX for making it happen, as this could not have happened without years of dedication and effort. Huge thanks to Elon for forging ahead with an optimistic vision through much opposition in a sometimes dark world. And, huge thanks to everyone here at NSF for taking us lurkers along for the ride as we all watched and tried to figure out whether it could ever happen.
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#295
by
Davp99
on 30 Mar, 2017 23:18
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Perfect SpaceX Beautiful Re-Flight & Landing...Congrats
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#296
by
MrHollifield
on 30 Mar, 2017 23:19
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The nearly impossible becomes "nominal." Congratulations! to all involved in this historic flight and recovery.
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#297
by
pietro
on 30 Mar, 2017 23:19
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Thank you SpaceX for this spacial moment in spaceflight history! In Elon We Trust!
Congrats to everyone involved. Kudos to SES for the nerves.
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#298
by
BruceM
on 30 Mar, 2017 23:20
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Congratulations to SpaceX, SES & all the support folk everywhere who contributed to this historic event. Congrats also to Chris and the NSF team for super coverage and great memories for the future.
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#299
by
AlexP
on 30 Mar, 2017 23:23
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With adrenaline rushes like that, who needs sport?!
Huge congratulations to SpaceX and Mr Musk, and massive thinks to those on this site for producing superb coverage.
We live in the future!
