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SpaceX Falcon 9 Has First Successful Barge Landing

posted by takyon on Saturday April 09 2016, @10:00AM   Printer-friendly
from the touchdown dept.

FrogBlast writes:

SpaceX's Falcon 9 booster for the Dragon spacecraft has successfully landed on a barge for the first time. The experimental landing was not the primary goal of the mission, which is taking supplies and experiments (including the Bigelow inflatable module) to the International Space Station. Ars Technica covered the launch, and a live stream was available on YouTube.

Ars Technica . YouTube Stream. Ars Technica's story about the Bigelow module, for the curious.

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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by c0lo on Saturday April 09 2016, @11:11AM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Saturday April 09 2016, @11:11AM (#329357) Journal
    At 22:17 into the clip [youtu.be]
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  • (Score: 2) by MostCynical on Saturday April 09 2016, @12:36PM

    by MostCynical (2589) on Saturday April 09 2016, @12:36PM (#329370) Journal

    Weirdly, it looks like it has come down on a greater angle than the failures, although it is hard to tell how much the barge was moving compared to previous attempts.

    It seems less choppy.

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    • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Saturday April 09 2016, @01:19PM

      by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Saturday April 09 2016, @01:19PM (#329376) Journal

      Probably, a calmer sea/tamer weather allowed for a greater angle.
      The scene seems to be filmed from a helicopter, a weaker wind may explain the "less choppy" bit as well.

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  • (Score: 2) by bitstream on Saturday April 09 2016, @05:39PM

    by bitstream (6144) on Saturday April 09 2016, @05:39PM (#329434) Journal

    The time position for the first stage barge landing is 27:17..