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    Humans do something awesome: SpaceX Falcon 9 landing.

    http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/21/1...anding-success

    watch the youtube footage

    Until they build a space elevator this is a useful step.
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    Also interesting to note the NASA funding boost in the federal budget...
    Quite a lot of pennies added. I guess that cunt obummer has to attempt to please some of his countrymen.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase View Post
    Until they build a space elevator this is a useful step.
    A small one. But damn, I watched that sucker landing for half an hour.
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    Very cool
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    And back comes the flesh eating virus ...........

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    Neat!

    Will have too lookup more about how much is reuseable, more now than their floating platform landings anyway
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    Quote Originally Posted by AllanB View Post
    And back comes the flesh eating virus ...........
    What about the man eating chicken? I saw one of those. Just outside KFC.
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