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

Accepted submission by martyb at 2019-04-16 03:03:27
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martyb [soylentnews.org] writes:

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

Shifting seas and high winds brought it dwn.

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