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SpaceX Loses the Center Core of its Falcon Heavy Rocket due to Choppy Seas

posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday April 16 2019, @07:55AM   Printer-friendly
from the caution-deck-is-slippery dept.

martyb writes:

SpaceX had a successful launch, orbit insertion, and recovery of all 3 rocket boosters last Thursday. Unfortunately, they were unable to fasten down the central core on the ASDS (Autonomous spaceport drone ship) "Of Course I Still Love You:

Shifting seas and high winds brought it down.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 16 2019, @07:08PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 16 2019, @07:08PM (#830540)

    They can't get back to Florida.

    They could go for the Azores or Bermuda, but both are non-USA.

    Puerto Rico might have worked. That at least is the USA, barely.

  • (Score: 1, Troll) by DannyB on Tuesday April 16 2019, @07:14PM

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday April 16 2019, @07:14PM (#830545) Journal

    After the hurricane, Trump spoke to the president of Puerto Rico. Therefore I must conclude it is decidedly not part of the US.

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