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01/10/2015 8:33 AM

this is what an American rocket looks like on take off, surplus Russian rockets have a tendency to explode. as far as sea landings on platforms.......not so good!
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01/10/2015 2:26 PM

Evidently the engine cut off a smidgen too soon, and the rocket came down hard....still successful from a gps point of view, and powered descent after mission, 2 biggies...It came down at night, so video problematic.....

http://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-falcon-9-reusability-test-livestream-2015-1

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01/13/2015 10:07 AM

Where's your link? I heard it was scrubbed once, then never heard again...

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