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Ukerric

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Denamian said:
Has SpaceX said if they're trying to land all 3 1st stages on the launch?

Sticking the landings on the first try would be some awesome shit.
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The 2 side boosters are landing on ground, the central booster on the droneship. They haven't finished the 3rd landing pad yet.
 
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Denamian said:
Has SpaceX said if they're trying to land all 3 1st stages on the launch?

Sticking the landings on the first try would be some awesome shit.
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I can't wait until they land all of them simultaneously.
 
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Oldbased

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Falcon 9/Zulu moved to Jan 7 due to weather. As far as I know target on the heavy is still the 15th.
 
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khorum

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The core booster is new and is the actual Falcon Heavy block...the side boosters are actually pre-flown.

In the future the falcon heavy can feasibly be the basis of a reusable second stage too. Since there would be enough fuel for a lighter payload to attempt and second stage landing.
 
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maybe its alien poop

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lol sorry guys we just spent a few billion in tax dollars and we cant tell you anything about it!
 
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pharmakos

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is this the first big failure for SpaceX?

the conspiracy theorist in me wonders about sabotage

the space lover in me worries that this will make it a lot harder for SpaceX going forward
 
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Now we know why they spent all that effort practicing landing their rockets, when they should have treated them as expendable. No debris, no evidence how it went one way or the other? How much do you think china paid to have this one landed on their boat.
 
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pharmakos

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Furry said:
when they should have treated them as expendable.
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i mean, conspiracy theory aside (which might be true), it makes sense to have them be reusable for totally benign cost reasons.
 
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