How Does SpaceX Recover and Reuse Falcon 9?
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Published 2022-11-24
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All Comments (21)
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I was hoping to also learn what parts of the booster get refurbished and/or replaced, but I guess that happens behind closed doors in HangarX.
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It is awesomely insane to live in an age where these Stage 1 Boosters are returned back to Earth, landing on a barge downrange then returned back to base, refurbished and launched again and again! Kudos to all of the brilliant SpaceX teams at all points along the process - Dreams come true and Magic does happen (with lots of hard work). Amazing!
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I love that they don't even bother removing the soot/scorch marks... I guess each layer of that is almost like a mission patch for the booster 🙂
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Is there any footage of the octagrabber in operation?
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For some reason landing back on the launch pad didn't seem much of a big deal, but eliminating all these steps is huge!
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Falcon 9 , it's a great piece of engineering by Space X workers and designers, long may it remain a true reliable booster. 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀👍
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Thank you team. that a fantastic few weeks in the life of a falcon 9. What a machine.
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Brilliant views we usually don't get to see. Thanks for the additional information. NSF team rocks.
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For those of us who “need to know”. . . about EVERYTHING! Thank you!
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I'm so glad to see Mary is back! Bocachicagal Rocks!
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My family owns property in the port caneveral area, occasionally when we drive by we can see them lifting or preparing to lift a falcon 9 off the droneship after recovery
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Thank you for sharing this procedure with us !
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Excellent .
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Falcon 9 is getting close to 99 percent reliabillity now. That is extremely good. I am amazed they have not had more failures.
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Super technology!
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Incredible work!!
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Excellent presentation! Great to see all of the steps in order.
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Thanks Guys You just forgot to mention the Topper that attaches to the Booster Head for Lift and legs folding. the one with 4 cables from it..
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Yes @Light For Japan Productions I had also hoped to learn just what is "refurbished" on these reusable rockets before they are good to fly again.
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They make that look so easy.
