SpaceX Releases Video of Falcon Rocket's Splashdown

First time accepted submitter cowdung (702933) writes In spite of Elon Musk's characterization of the landing as a KABOOM event. Judging by this video SpaceX has managed to land the first stage rocket booster nicely on the ocean after their Orbcomm launch on July 14th. It seems we're one step closer to a landing on dry land. Both this and the previous landing seem to have gone well. Hopefully the next landing test camera has something to deice the camera lens.

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Re:I wonder how long it would've taken NASA?

[BitZtream]

... NASA has been doing landings like this since Apollo, just not full size rockets like this.

You do realize that SpaceX really hasn't done anything new, ever, right? They are a commercial venture which is essentially doing nothing that NASA hasn't done already, the only difference is management is actually letting it happen (for obvious reasons) at large scales because SpaceX is for profit.

Get a clue, stop dogging NASA and fix the shitty ass congress that ham strings the ever living fuck out of them or puts ridiculous requirements on their processes because every congressman wants to make sure they get money in their state.

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