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Bullseye!



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No matter how many of these videos I have seen it's still amazing to see. Thanks for the link.
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That was really cool!!!

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It still amazes me how indifferent the general public is to this technological feat.
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Lady Fraktor wrote: ↑Fri Jul 26, 2019 6:23 pm It still amazes me how indifferent the general public is to this technological feat.
That is, indeed, an amazing feat. Exceedingly complex, and a whole lot of things could go wrong.
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Arctic wrote: ↑Sat Jul 27, 2019 1:17 am
Lady Fraktor wrote: ↑Fri Jul 26, 2019 6:23 pm It still amazes me how indifferent the general public is to this technological feat.
That is, indeed, an amazing feat. Exceedingly complex, and a whole lot of things could go wrong.

I imagine it was posted here at the time but the Falcon Heavy dual first stage side boosters simultaneous return landing was a mind blowing technical feat!

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Graeme1858 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 27, 2019 7:29 am
I imagine it was posted here at the time but the Falcon Heavy dual first stage side boosters simultaneous return landing was a mind blowing technical feat!

Just in case it wasn't, or just for fun again, bang this one out on full screen:



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Really amazing!

I heard about the test launch, but I never get tired of watching the landings. Really something to see!

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