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Easy ... easy ... Aw CRAP! SpaceX rocket ALMOST lands on ocean hoverbase

bazza Silver badge

Re: Video

To my untutored eye the descent velocity looks quite high all the way down to the barge. Even Neil Armstrong had time to hover and maneouvre a bit before actually touch down, and he'd gone all the way to the moon, not just a quick hop into the outer atmosphere!

Looks like the control system hadn't achieved stable control over the rocket's orientation either, it's weaving all over the place.

Getting closer though

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