SpaceX Falcon 9R Vertical Take-Off and Landing Test Flight 105
schwit1 (797399) writes "The competition heats up: SpaceX [Wednesday] released a new video of the most recent Falcon 9R vertical take-off and landing test flight. The flight was to test the deployment and use of fins for controlling the stage during its return to Earth. Watch them unfold and adjust themselves beginning at about 1:15 into the video. In the second half you can see them near the top of the stage. Yet another video from SpaceX of the world's most blase cows. You can imagine new cows to the herd, reacting to the launch as the conditioned cows just yawn, just another 100 foot tall rocket launching and landing nearby. Nothing to see here."
Re:confused (Score:2, Insightful)
Air resistance will slow the rocket most of the way down and then when it starts to fall they use the engine to land.
Re:Thank you Elon (Score:5, Insightful)
I'm right there with you.
I believe that a landable full sized rocket is somewhat of a big deal. I know we've been hearing about it for a while, but seeing is believing.
I needed some good news today.