And it looks difficult!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/spacex-cargo-resupply_us_570497ece4b0537661881c8b

 

Wow! It's as exciting to me as the early days of the space program and the Mercury missions.

 

That was great.

 

This is one of the things I did not expect to see in my lifetime.
Landing a rocket is a huge step towards making them practical in the long run.

 

Nailed that landing. What an exciting time for space travel.

 

Simply amazing... who did it first, though? SpaceX or Blue Origin?
Is SpaceX the first to land on a floating pad in the ocean?

 

Gotta love this statement:

"We will be successful when this become boring," Musk said.

 

Simply amazing... who did it first, though? SpaceX or Blue Origin?
Is SpaceX the first to land on a floating pad in the ocean?

I think Russia was first.

 

I think Russia was first.

And that was three years ago!!!! darn those ruskies!

 

I think Russia was first.

Pretty big shock for 2 miles from crash site.

 

And that was three years ago!!!! darn those ruskies!

For sure we stole that technology. That booster roll for landing was butter smooth.

https://www.rt.com/news/proton-crash-reason-sensor-254/

 

Pretty big shock for 2 miles from crash site.

yeah... there's a considerable amount of time elapsed between the fire ball and the actual explosion

 

And it looks difficult!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/spacex-cargo-resupply_us_570497ece4b0537661881c8b

That was so smooth, I thought it was a video rewind, my brain just didn't want to accept what my eye's just seen, it's insane!!

I and my wife seen this last night on the news, exciting is all I can say.

So, is Private Enterprize going to solve more problems like this in the future. I'm looking forward to see what's next.

I had no idea they were evening attempting to perform such an amazing feat, how is it I missed their failed attempts which I understand is 4.

kv

 

...how did I miss their failed attempts which I understand is 4.

Because Elon Musk puts much more effort into promoting his successes than his failures.

 

This sure slaps NASA in the face.
Maybe now they will start thinking about doing something with the used rockets besides discarding them.
What were they thinking?
"We didn't have to consider the cost."?

 

To be fair to NASA the SRBs and shuttle were reusable and most flew several times. The former polar-orbiting shuttles and very big military payloads from Vandenberg need maximum performance unlikely to be seen in a 'fly to home' booster soon.

 

Now that it has been done, I expect a lot of innovation from NASA.
Not that NASA hasn't been doing great things for 50 years, but I like how the focus is changing.

 

Is this on the level or are we watching reverse video? -- Not to be a killjoy however The Huffington Post's reputation is less than... illustrious

 

The Huffington Post's reputation is less than... illustrious

A quick Google shows a dozen other news agencies that believe the video is real.

 

A quick Google shows a dozen other news agencies that believe the video is real.

That's incredible! -- A reusable rocket! -- Ca. 50 years late but better so than never!

Best regards
HP