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Offline frank williams

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E.M. Falcon Landing
« on: January 19, 2016, 07:30:49 AM »
I think a "lockout collet" didn't latch on one leg.  Close but no cigar.

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Re: E.M. Falcon Landing
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2016, 08:26:11 AM »
Musk reported that "at leas the pieces were bigger"......

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Re: E.M. Falcon Landing
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2016, 04:14:28 PM »
It looked like they got the landing perfect, then it fell over.
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Re: E.M. Falcon Landing
« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2016, 04:18:38 PM »
Quote from: Garf on January 19, 2016, 04:14:28 PM
It looked like they got the landing perfect, then it fell over.

Yup.  Given what the last one looked like it's definitely progress, even if they did end up with a rocket in flames at the end.
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