Today's Awesome Video: SpaceX ALMOST landed their re-usable rocket body on a barge in the ocean!

[HoneyBadger]

The math and technology that goes into this is simply incredible. And they are SOOO close!

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[Irving]

Like parallell parking a rocket. A little more...a little more...almost there...EXPLOSION. So close.

[TheGrey]

I think they'll get there before the end of the year. They've made leaps and bounds with this technology!

[sniper7]

Pretty impressive stuff

[HoneyBadger]

You can see the stabilizing thruster firing madly trying to keep it upright.... Right before it falls over. Looked to be pretty dang windy, too.

Honestly, the fact that it was so far off and made its way back to the barge in just a few seconds is incredible!

[davsel]

The rocket version of...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN-ZktmjIfE

[Bailey Guns]

Simply amazing.

[BPTactical]

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Maybe they forgot to convert to the metric system

[Ranger353]

Looks like it was still coming in too fast. If they can deploy tri-parachutes at 1500 feet that might slow it down and stabilize it enough.

[Erni]

Throttle issues. The engine valves were slower than anticipated.

[hollohas]

Even though it failed, that is awesome. SciFi stuff.

[Justin]

Elon Musk is single-handedly dragging us into the future.

[O2HeN2]

Meh, nothing NASA couldn't do with 10x the funding and time... :)

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[cmailliard]

Warren Tech Students had an experiment on this SpaceX rocket that will be on the ISS for about a year I think. They had 8 trips on the Reduced Gravity Aircraft at JSC, got to work with NASA Scientists and Astronauts, and we're on site at KSC for the launch. Not bad for a bunch of high school kids. I will say it as long as I can Career Technical Education (CTE) is awesome. Get your kids interested in a CTE program, there a tons now.

Woah got a little off topic, but yes they are close to nailing that landing. It is cool to watch this new technology and will be awesome to see the future.

[vossman]

Meh, nothing NASA couldn't do with 10x the funding and time... :)

O2

Sad but true.

[Erni]

Ugh. Don't get me started on NASA as an org. Most of the NASA folks are super to work with.

[Singlestack]

+1 yup. I have a client in the new space field. They say NASA suffers from what all of the alphabet agencies do - its a beaurocracy. Still have lots of smart people. The other problem is Congress.