#LandedIt!

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  1. -=Lurker=-

    -=Lurker=- **BANNED**

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  2. mistawiskas

    mistawiskas kik n a and takin names

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    This was good news indeed! Go-go SpaceX!
    mistawiskas, Dec 22, 2015
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  3. GiggidyGee

    GiggidyGee Nice bum, where ya from?

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    What is this exactly?
    I could google it, but I'd rather one of y'all explain it to me
    GiggidyGee, Dec 22, 2015
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  4. hans5849

    hans5849 Serious as a heart attack

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    Space-X's booster was recovered after launch by landing it gently.
    hans5849, Dec 22, 2015
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  5. mistawiskas

    mistawiskas kik n a and takin names

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    It's now recycled space hardware rather than just another chunk of space junk.
    mistawiskas, Dec 22, 2015
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  6. Miller

    Miller Tweak Guru

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    recycle a 60-90 million dollar rocket. teh win!
    Miller, Dec 22, 2015
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  7. GiggidyGee

    GiggidyGee Nice bum, where ya from?

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    o_O
    GiggidyGee, Dec 22, 2015
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  8. mistawiskas

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    mistawiskas, Dec 23, 2015
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  9. JZL

    JZL Ministry of Wack

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    I thought boosters burned up falling back into and through the atmosphere. Regardless, point taken.

    Heh, maybe a shroud of space junk will someday prevent global warming. And crops!
    JZL, Dec 23, 2015
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  10. mistawiskas

    mistawiskas kik n a and takin names

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    Not every time. Some parts are rather heat resistant:

    g20110816-fail.jpg
    mistawiskas, Dec 23, 2015
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  11. log1c

    log1c The Underwriter

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    Stop posting pics of my house!
    log1c, Dec 24, 2015
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  12. mistawiskas

    mistawiskas kik n a and takin names

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    You got a bell house? Awesome!
    mistawiskas, Dec 24, 2015
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  13. -=Lurker=-

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    ...and accurately. ;)
    -=Lurker=-, Dec 24, 2015
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  14. Commissar Smersh

    Commissar Smersh HODL Staff Member

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    http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/1/10697914/elon-musk-says-falcon-9-rocket-spacex-ready-to-fire

    Commissar Smersh, Jan 1, 2016
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    Commissar Smersh HODL Staff Member

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  16. mistawiskas

    mistawiskas kik n a and takin names

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    yeah, that looked really cool. Almost like the launch vid but in reverse.
    mistawiskas, Apr 9, 2016
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  17. hans5849

    hans5849 Serious as a heart attack

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    Awesome.
    hans5849, Apr 9, 2016
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  18. -=Lurker=-

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    Yep. Great news.
    -=Lurker=-, Apr 9, 2016
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  19. mistawiskas

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    Now there are two corporations able to bring them back alive. Blue Origins is still ahead in the landing count though.
    mistawiskas, Apr 10, 2016
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  20. czechrboard tassia

    czechrboard tassia Likes gay people.

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    Fun fact... Jag/Alex B is at SpaceX.
    czechrboard tassia, Apr 29, 2016
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  21. JZL

    JZL Ministry of Wack

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    Wow! It's mah birthday buddy!

    "at SpaceX" meaning working there?
    JZL, Apr 29, 2016
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  22. mistawiskas

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    That'd be a really cool gig.
    mistawiskas, Apr 29, 2016
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  23. czechrboard tassia

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    Yup, he's an engineer.
    czechrboard tassia, Apr 29, 2016
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  24. mistawiskas

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    mistawiskas, May 6, 2016
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