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Caruso

7,438 posts

257 months

Monday 13th April 2015
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Elon's not quoting the odds on twitter this time. But he did retweet this nice graphic:


MartG

20,689 posts

205 months

Monday 13th April 2015
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T-46 mins


MartG

20,689 posts

205 months

Monday 13th April 2015
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Bugger - aborted at T-2:38 due to weather

fadeaway

1,463 posts

227 months

Monday 13th April 2015
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Beaten to it!

Shame the launch was scrubbed

ninja-lewis

4,242 posts

191 months

Monday 13th April 2015
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Next attempt 21:10 tomorrow.

Caruso

7,438 posts

257 months

Tuesday 14th April 2015
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Update from Falcon launch control - No technical hitches so far and the weather is looking better than yesterday.

Beati Dogu

8,896 posts

140 months

Tuesday 14th April 2015
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Fingers crossed it all goes right this time.

Caruso

7,438 posts

257 months

Tuesday 14th April 2015
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Elon Musk said:
Ascent successful. Dragon enroute to Space Station. Rocket landed on droneship, but too hard for survival.

Russ35

2,492 posts

240 months

Tuesday 14th April 2015
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According to a couple of twitter postings

Sarah Cruddas @sarahcruddas said:
Outcome still unconfirmed, but offical rumor is it hit the barge, but didnt land well.
Spaceflight Now @SpaceflightNow said:
Musk says the Falcon 9’s booster landed “too hard for survival.” http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/04/13/spacex-6-miss...
Edited by Russ35 on Tuesday 14th April 21:33

London424

12,829 posts

176 months

Tuesday 14th April 2015
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Damn! Oh well, they'll keep trying. Will be interesting to see the video.

twin40s

153 posts

256 months

Tuesday 14th April 2015
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Steering seems ok, Brake upgrade may be in order smile

London424

12,829 posts

176 months

Tuesday 14th April 2015
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Musk just tweeted that it landed and then tipped over.

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/58808257418390...

SWH

1,261 posts

203 months

Tuesday 14th April 2015
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Close... very close smile

Certainly counts as a landing, just a pity it then tipped over.

They'll certainly get there though, very cool.

London424

12,829 posts

176 months

Tuesday 14th April 2015
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Musk just tweeted that it landed and then tipped over.

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/58808257418390...

CrutyRammers

13,735 posts

199 months

Tuesday 14th April 2015
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Not bad...
loving his twitter avatar hehe

MartG

20,689 posts

205 months

Wednesday 15th April 2015
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London424 said:
Musk just tweeted that it landed and then tipped over.

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/58808257418390...
Sounds like they need something to stabilise it the instant it touches down - maybe strong magnets in the landing feet

MartG

20,689 posts

205 months

Wednesday 15th April 2015
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Short video clip of the landing, though it cuts off before you see it falling

https://vine.co/v/euEpIVegiIx

p1stonhead

25,560 posts

168 months

Wednesday 15th April 2015
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MartG said:
Short video clip of the landing, though it cuts off before you see it falling

https://vine.co/v/euEpIVegiIx
Holy st that is spectacular. Thought it would be going so much slower (and straighter!) just before landing!

Eric Mc

122,053 posts

266 months

Wednesday 15th April 2015
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It looked marginally under more control than the previous attempt.

CrutyRammers

13,735 posts

199 months

Wednesday 15th April 2015
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Looked to just overcompensate right at the end; low level gust maybe? So close, and yeah, came in a lot faster than the grasshoper demo flights seemed to.

Also
"Elon Musk @elonmusk · 8h 8 hours ago
If this works, I'm treating myself to a volcano lair. It's time."
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