SN 15 Landed (without blowing up)

[svetz]

Suppose to be a small fire (I don't see it) so they're saying it might yet. But otherwise successful bellyflop and landing.

 

[Q-Dog]

I started to watch it, but then there was a delay and I went off to do something else.

 

[Brewman]

It was awesome.

 

[svetz]

Not quite 100%, looks like the third engine didn't light on the descent (sounded like it was supposed to slow with 3 and land on one, instead it slowed with two and landed with two).

Still, that was history in the making!

 

[HRTKD]

Short video of the successful landing.

 

[DThames]

Exciting news.

 

[Steve_S]

I remember when Elon Musk started Space X and announced Rockets which could land and be reused, just shocked everyone, they laughed at Space X, ALL of the other Rocket Companies and even NASA said that it was impossible ! Hmmmm..... Now there have to be Egg Heads working on it with other Rocket Companies, so who's gonna be next ?

 

[Gazoo]

Short video of the successful landing.

I see the small fire after the landing and also noticed one of the three engines wasn't working. Wonder what caused that? But the force was on his side. I have always thought Elon was a bit weird but what he has accomplished is amazing. Kudos to him and SpaceX. We don't have to rely on the Russians any more to get out astronauts to and from the ISS.

 

[curiouscarbon]

landing was amazing

the engineers must be proud

arguing against reusable rockets has always been a silly argument

elon buys reputation with inherited wealth from mining

space is cool