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Started by Tank, December 22, 2015, 06:50:47 AM

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Tank

December 22, 2015, 06:50:47 AM
They said it couldn't be done.

QuoteCongratulations, SpaceX! This morning a Falcon 9 rocket lofted 11 Orbcomm telecom satellites into low-Earth orbit and then the first stage made a spectacular safe touchdown - landing upright! - at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Well done, guys!


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December 22, 2015, 07:58:34 AM
That's awesome.
I think it's great that they have real competition with at least one other company too (Blue Origin) to push them ever further.
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Tank

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December 22, 2015, 08:16:06 AM
It is science fiction become fact. Get a good bunch of engineers together, challenge them, and they'll find a way in the end.
If religions were TV channels atheism is turning the TV off.
"Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt." ― Richard P. Feynman
'It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.' - Terry Pratchett
Remember, your inability to grasp science is not a valid argument against it.
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