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WooHoo!
I've been waiting to hear how the first stage did!
Looks like it made the braking and turn-around at least...
Off to a space board to see how far it got, or if it actually hit "zero altitude at zero velocity" above the ocean before the engines cut and it went "splooosh".
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Wow, that's some messed up video.
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The stage hovered at 0 velocity for 10 seconds at a few meters was what SpaceX reported a few days ago.
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Here's one more or less clean frame someone posted on another board...
Rocket effects on the waters surface! So it made the whole trip!
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In a few weeks (or months, depending on delays) there will be ANOTHER Falcon 9 v1.1 launch, with stage recovery attempt...
And this time, they'll be aiming for shallower water, so even if the stage sinks, they MAY be able to recover it for examination.
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they shoulda used a gopro?
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Um, Blue Origins uses a lot of GoPro cameras. (or so I have been told)
I wish they were available a decade ago. I would have bought a dozen for work.