SpaceX CRS-8 Launch and 1st Stage Landing!
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The launch (and landing of the first stage!) of Dragon 9 - CRS8 on April 8th 2016. Dragon scheduled to dock with ISS with various supplies including a dockable inflatable hab module. This flight marks the first successfull recovery of a rocket stage onto a barge on the Atlantic ocean. Launch replay video is added for the launch sequence and the two available landing shots are added in with a zoomed in view to give the viewer a better view from the chase aircraft. video courtesy NASA and SpaceX.
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I see you couldn't resist to upload this victory of the space-age :)
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Why are all of your videos so wonderful? :) thanks for your continued great work!
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Wonderful!
I love the guts that SpaceX shows by continuing to try new things, even after some failures & criticism from the press & others.
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Aft jets on the exterior I see help it fall vertically from high altitude? before stage 1 reignition for landing.
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Buzz Aldren gave a Salute to the success' got a bad feeling we will lose him soon.
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Awesome job LEM, ...best capture I've seen of a SpaceX launch and recovery mission. Thx much! -Murphy
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That's impressive.
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very good montage/edit, thank you
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haha at 0:15 with the lens zoom effect it looks like the car coming on the left is close to the rocket :P
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