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ctaylor738

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SpaceX launch and landing
« on: April 16, 2016, 12:04:23 »
This is very cool.  Our nephew Ian is an engineer at SpaceX and worked on the landing legs,  I was struck by the the energy of the young people.

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http://www.spacex.com/webcast

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CT
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Re: SpaceX launch and landing
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2016, 15:21:39 »
Very Cool. I watched the entire launch and recovery live when it happened.
Was a great way to test new technology on an otherwise expendible rocket stage.
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Re: SpaceX launch and landing
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2016, 17:13:34 »
Very cool indeed. My son will definately apply for an internship next year.
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Re: SpaceX launch and landing
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2016, 13:39:42 »
I was struck by the the energy of the young people.

Anyone learning about the details of the moon landing program (Projects Mercury, Gemini and Apollo) from 1961-1969 for the first time, would be similarly struck by the energy of the young people working on that. The average age of the engineers at the landing was 28.
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