SpaceX ready for next flight.

steefmin (47)in #space • 8 years ago

On Twitter they report they have a 90% go chance for weather.

Weather 90% go for 5:40pm ET launch today. Droneship landing challenging -- very hot and fast first-stage reentry pic.twitter.com/IU66G2SntU
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 26, 2016

Yesterday a succesful static fire test was conducted:

Static fire complete in advance of Thursday's launch https://t.co/3h4QqAsZDF
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 25, 2016

Watch the live Webcast to see if there is another spectacular first stage landing at
5:40 pm ET, 9:40 pm UTC.

8 years ago in #space by steefmin (47)

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cryptoctopus (74) 8 years ago

I don't get what's the big deal with SpaceX self-landing rocket. Wasn't that the tech that they've used in the 60's to land that weird looking pod on the moon?