Remarkable onboard video of SpaceX 1st stage rocket re-entry

[tp2503]

Looks like SpaceX has gotten the job done again with this 1st stage rocket completing it's mission and coming back down, using thrusters, and blasting it's way to the X on a freaking barge in the ocean. Just bloody amazing.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jEz03Z8azc

[tp2503]

Falcon 9 rocket delivering satellite THAICOM 8 from Cape Canaveral Florida May 27 2016 with fourth sea landing.
At 3:15, you see the detached 1st stage to the left of the engine as it falls back to Earth. And the 1st video above, allows us to ride it all the way down to the drone in the middle of the freaking ocean.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf5iBzg79EI

[tp2503]

Here's the 1st successful barge landing from back in April. It's great to hear all the employees go nuts when the 1st stage hits the mark starting at 8:19. And the video from far away shows the accuracy required. The more I watch this, the more spectacular it is. Even after the crowd cheers the moment it lands, at 9:10 it gets even more deafening as the employees see it floating on the drone barge. Spectacular!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7bD82XpyWk

[sixty seven]

Thanks for sharing this. Amazing stuff :)

[Spock]

indeed this is really amazing

nice stuff but very expensive i think