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Old 01-08-2018, 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by tbzep
Isn't it awesome that Space-X has made 1st stage return seem routine?

I hope F9H doesn't break up just so they can have the chance to drop three on the bullseyes at the same time.


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Yes--I wonder if they dared to hope that it would work so consistently. But knowing what can so easily turn a triumph into a tragedy (and they know it in far more detail than I), I wouldn't be surprised if the SpaceX folks will always--at least to an extent--"hold their breath" until each landing (like the Moon shuttle captain in "2001: A Space Odyssey"), and:

I'm hoping the inaugural Falcon Heavy flight later this month works better than we've been "psychologically inoculated" against, not only to see the first (non-rover) car in space, but also so that the other pending FH missions won't be further delayed--and yeah, I want to see a "double, then downrange encore" booster landing, too... :-)
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