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SpaceX soft landing fails
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The meek shall inherit the Earth, the rest of us will fly to the stars.
Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups Arguing with an engineer is like wrestling with a pig in mud ..... after a while you realise that the pig likes it! 
Better a hard landing than a crash!
*waves around his Go Elon Musk! pompoms* 
Oops.
Shit happens. 
Reminds me of.....
Quote:An airline pilot wrote that on this particular flight he had hammered his ship into the runway really hard. The airline had a policy which required the first officer to stand at the door while the passengers exited, smile, and give them a, "Thanks for flying XYZ airline." He said that in light of his bad landing, he had a hard time looking the passengers in the eye, thinking that someone would have a smart comment. Finally, everyone had gotten off except for this little old lady walking with a cane. She said, "Sonny, did we land or were we shot down?" 
Apparently the stage ran out of hydraulic power just before touch down. Next flight already had an increase in the works, so considering we are talking rockets here, a fairly benign failure.
RE: SpaceX soft landing fails
January 11, 2015 at 11:45 am
(This post was last modified: January 11, 2015 at 11:47 am by The Grand Nudger.)
So, not quite lithobraking...what should we call this new method that SpaceX is pioneering "navibraking" perhaps?
(jokes aside, it's good shit - hand me those pompoms)
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(January 11, 2015 at 11:45 am)Rhythm Wrote: So, not quite lithobraking...what should we call this new method that SpaceX is pioneering "navibraking" perhaps? Good thing I always bring a spare pair! Or twenty... Also I give out tesla-coil-shaped cupcakes, too... And the grab bags have model Tesla S' in them, too. I might be a bit of a fanboy.   RE: SpaceX soft landing fails
January 12, 2015 at 11:45 am
(This post was last modified: January 12, 2015 at 11:45 am by Violet.)
(January 11, 2015 at 2:14 pm)Creed of Heresy Wrote: Good thing I always bring a spare pair! You have a shocking disregard for my diet...  I'll just take... the lot, yeah? I'd like the lot. Please give me a home where cloud buffalo roam
Where the dear and the strangers can play
Where sometimes is heard a discouraging word
But the skies are not stormy all day
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