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04-25-2014, 10:21 PM
SpaceX Successfully Soft-Landed Booster Rocket in the Atlantic
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Telsa CEO Elon Musk (http://mashable.com/category/elon-musk/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) an**unced a major breakthrough in spaceflight on Friday: the successful soft landing of Falcon 9's reusable rocket booster stage in the Atlantic Ocean
"I'm happy to confirm that we were able to do a soft landing in the Atlantic and all the data received back is that it made a soft landing and was in a healthy condition after that," Musk said.
See also: 6 Obscure NASA Sites Every Nerd Has to See (http://mashable.com/2013/05/03/nasa-obscure-sites/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
That's the good news
The bad news: It landed in the middle of a strong storm and "the boost stage was subsequently destroyed by wave action," Musk said. SpaceX tried to find a boat with which to recover the rocket. "We even called the coast guard and the coast guard wasn't willing to go out." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/25/elon-musk-spacex-booster-stage-atlantic/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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Telsa CEO Elon Musk (http://mashable.com/category/elon-musk/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) an**unced a major breakthrough in spaceflight on Friday: the successful soft landing of Falcon 9's reusable rocket booster stage in the Atlantic Ocean
"I'm happy to confirm that we were able to do a soft landing in the Atlantic and all the data received back is that it made a soft landing and was in a healthy condition after that," Musk said.
See also: 6 Obscure NASA Sites Every Nerd Has to See (http://mashable.com/2013/05/03/nasa-obscure-sites/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
That's the good news
The bad news: It landed in the middle of a strong storm and "the boost stage was subsequently destroyed by wave action," Musk said. SpaceX tried to find a boat with which to recover the rocket. "We even called the coast guard and the coast guard wasn't willing to go out." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/25/elon-musk-spacex-booster-stage-atlantic/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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