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Soft Ocean Landing.

02/12/2015 7:46 AM

heres a vid of an earlier "soft landing,"Space x has signed a lease with the air force to use a former launch pad as their future landing pad on earth, the barge was a temp model.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQnR5fhCXkQhttp://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/2015/02/10/spacex-air-force-sign-deal-for-landing-pad-at-cape-canaveral/23163757/

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Re: Soft Ocean Landing.

02/17/2015 3:12 PM

So basically, it made an OK touch down on the water surface, then tipped over as planned? Good! Did it miss the barge? I don't quite get that part.

How fast is this thing traveling when the first burn kicks in?

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