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SpaceX Prepares Falcon 9 For Launch — And Reminds Us How Big Rockets Are
This picture shows SpaceX preparing its Falcon 9 rocket for launch at Cape Canaveral later today. If all goes well — and currently there’s a 60 per cent chance of favourable weather — the launch will take place during a 90-minute window which starts at 6.14pm EDT (8.14am AEST).
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Insane Close-up Video Of A GoPro Trapped In Infernal Failed Rocket Test
You may think that a close up video of a rocket engine failure would be just hell and mayhem — and you would be right. But there’s something strikingly beautiful and poetic when the camera flies away in slow motion, spinning down a tornado of fire in this video from Copenhagen Suborbitals.
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This Is The Secret Of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Reusable Rocket Return Magic
See those black fins moving on the surface of this Falcon 9R rocket? That’s SpaceX’s magic sauce. These steerable surfaces will allow used rocket stages to safely land back on Earth, ready to be refilled and launched again. This on-board video of their new 1km high test show how they work.
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Awesome Video Of The New Falcon Reusable Rocket Launching And Landing
Behold the first test of the Falcon 9 Reusable rocket, launching and then smoothly landing in another location — an entire rocket going up and landing back on Earth ready to be refilled and launched again. Unlike the Grasshopper, this thing is huge! It is so amazing that I squeaked like a little girl when…