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2017-12-23 Science & Technology

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Posted by 3dc 2017-12-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 I was outside last night just after sunset and had a clear, unobstructed view of this event. It was truly spectacular.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2017-12-23 13:34|| 2017-12-23 13:34|| Front Page Top

#2 The appearance of a second rocket breaking away from the primary was very curious and I have yet to hear an explanation of it.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2017-12-23 13:36|| 2017-12-23 13:36|| Front Page Top

#3 Was that a booster rocket falling back to earth?

Posted by Abu Uluque 2017-12-23 13:39|| 2017-12-23 13:39|| Front Page Top

#4 It was intentionally left vague by SpaceX with no answers to questions. The booster did not have landing legs and no intention to land it. The booster did have it's big transonic steering paddles.
The booster was relit to everybody's surprise but no video or explaination. It did do all sorts of strange movements. It did crash into the sea.

Anything else is guesswork.

Posted by 3dc 2017-12-23 14:34|| 2017-12-23 14:34|| Front Page Top

#5 Some experiment important to SpaceX that the rest of us have no clue about.

Posted by 3dc 2017-12-23 14:35|| 2017-12-23 14:35|| Front Page Top

#6 There was a time when that technique released a secondary covert payload.

Posted by Skidmark 2017-12-23 15:42|| 2017-12-23 15:42|| Front Page Top

#7 Some experiment important to SpaceX that the rest of us have no clue about. Posted by 3dc

SpaceX, the gov't contracting answer to a costly NASA. It would be very interesting to examine their financials.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-12-23 15:48|| 2017-12-23 15:48|| Front Page Top

#8 Since they are not a publicly traded corporation Besoeker, good luck with that examination...

Posted by 3dc 2017-12-23 19:57|| 2017-12-23 19:57|| Front Page Top

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