SpaceX makes me so happy!
@Rohvannyn (3098)
United States
January 15, 2016 6:25pm CST
I love watching these folks. Not only did they successfully re-land the first stage of their Falcon 9 Heavy rocket, but they are set to do it again this Sunday. Never before has any space agency done anything like this, and these folks are a private company!
Just look at the smiling faces and the excitement in this clip. It's worth it, I promise. These are folks like me, like all of us - smart folks, professional, they know their jobs well, but they are not the "steely eyed missile men" of yesteryear.
This is the future of spaceflight, unfolding before our eyes, and I am so happy to see it!
On December 21, 2015, SpaceX's Falcon 9 delivered 11 satellites to low-Earth orbit and landed the first stage of the rocket back on land. Music: Absolution C...
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
20 Jan 16
impressive work - maybe they'll get to do a piloted flight soon too
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@Rohvannyn (3098)
• United States
20 Jan 16
It'll happen soon. They have six firm mission orders from NASA for their Dragon craft with more things in the works. Here's the article:
Breaking News Posted on November 23, 2015 by Stephen Clark Tweet Artist’s concept of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft. Credit: SpaceX Fresh off a major design review, SpaceX’s human-rated Dragon spaceship has received the first of up to six firm mission ord
