SpaceX Lands Falcon 9 Rocket At Cape Canaveral (planetary.org)

Posted by samzenpus on Monday December 21, 2015 @02:07PM from the if-at-first-you-don't-succeed dept.

Rei writes: At 8:40 PM today, SpaceX successfully launched and relanded the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral, as well as delivering to orbit the last portion of ORBCOMM's communication satellite constellation. This also marks SpaceX's return to flight and the first launch of the "Full Thrust" Falcon 9 v1.1 with densified (extremely chilled) propellants. The company will now shift its efforts toward catching up on its backlog, investigating and refurbishing its landed first stage, and preparing for the maiden flight of the Falcon Heavy rocket this spring. Congratulations to everyone at SpaceX!

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Re:Congratulations to the SpaceX team! by Anonymous Coward · 2015-12-21 14:53 · Score: 0, Troll

what is U-L-A?
After tonight? United Lamer Alliance. :P
Re:Congratulations to the SpaceX team! by spire3661 · 2015-12-21 16:30 · Score: 1, Troll

Linux is a UNIX clone based off the work of Bell Labs, USA.

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