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Old 02-17-2021, 01:35 PM   #162
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Originally Posted by brewloc View Post
SpaceX lost a booster tonight. The booster's sixth attempt to land. You could tell there was a problem after the final landing burn, engines were supposed to cut off, but there was still bright flashing light. They cut away and did not cut back until the drone ship where you could see a faint light off in the distance as it pencil'd into the ocean.
I recently watched a clip of Musk speaking, he was saying at this point in development they are more surprised when it goes right.
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