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[jem0208]

Hell yeah!

That was amazing.

 

[santi_yo]

That fire shield, man.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

impressive

this is some crazy cool tech

 

[mrklaw]

shame they didn't cut to the landing site shot until it had touched down, but the footage generally was way better than before. Some of those tracking shots coming in were amazing, as was the separation and seeing the first stage manoeuvre away from the second.

 

[navii]

fuck yeah!

 

[cebri.one]

Incredible. Just whe you thought they couldn't surprise you they show you the whole landing process from a camera on the ground. AMAZING.

 

[F!ReW!Re]

Awesome they were able to give us this clear footage this time.
Still amazed every time we get to see one land...

And yeah hope we can see that landing shot from the side next time.

 

[valkillmore]

Fucking insane shot of the first stage landing burn, that shit looked like a science fiction movie. I don't think we've seen footage of it coming in from that angle before. I'm blown away.

 

[Subpar Scrub]

That was super awesome, great to see such a beautiful landing! My parents were absolutely amazed that we can do this now haha

 

[Graphics Horse]

Great footage
Not sure I've seen a clear shot of separation before.
John Tracy has food and water for another year.

 

[Grug]

Aww man I missed this thread, and therefore the launch.

Is there a catch-all SpaceX thread as well that gets bumped when these things happen?

 

[NightOnyx]

Awesome launch and landing! Those landing are still incredibly impressive. That was probably the best looking launch/landing video I've seen from SpaceX so far. The video quality and various shots seem to be much better than before. The early sunlight made for a pretty launch as well.

 

[cebri.one]

And that's how you flip a rocket.

 

[elfinke]

Magnificent, even more so than in the past. Truly, what a time to be alive.

 

[eot]

Man, it loses a ton of speed just from air friction even though it's a rocket

 

[nomis]

And that's how you flip a rocket.

Maaan this was the best footy yet of a second stage. Incredible.

 

[Jezbollah]

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/859008563519160320

Elon confirmed a mission success, even with high altitude wind shear of 98.6%.

EDIT: Sonic booms! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PAKpTDCvtw

 

[jotun?]

Another video with some different great angles of the separation+flip, entry burn, and landing burn

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTjVdLVB1bO/

 

[RoKKeR]

And that's how you flip a rocket.

One of the most awe-inspiring things I think I've ever seen in my lifetime.

 

[chaosblade]

That landing was so clean it looked like CG. So impressive.

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

And that's how you flip a rocket.

Congrats to Spacex/Elon, mighty fine work. As for this GIF I feel like it's going to resurface as a Nope.gif or AbandonThread.gif on GAF soon.

 

[mckmas8808]

And that's how you flip a rocket.

I think this .gif will show that this was the beginning on the next frontier of human space exploration.

In 25 years you can someone this gif and be like "this is where it all started".