dtparrJul 2016Recommends
Have you seen this[0] from Thaicom 8's landing on the ASDS? Shows everything from grid fin deploy onward during daylight hours. 0 - ▶ this video
in “Second Landing of Falcon 9 First Stage at Landing Zone 1” · View on HN
First-stage landing | Onboard camera
First-stage landing | Onboard camera on HackerTube: recommended by 2 Hacker News commenters across 2 separate months, 2016–2017.
SpaceX
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Sped-up onboard camera footage of the Falcon 9 first stage landing on a drone ship during the THAICOM 8 mission on May 27, 2016. It shows the descent from grid fin deployment to touchdown.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN links it in SpaceX landing threads as the best first-person view of how hard a booster landing is.
- people recommended it
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- separate months
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- discussed on HN
- 2016–2017
“The landing video from the rocket[0] really puts into perspective how much this truly is 'rocket science'.”
What HN commenters said
3 Hacker News comments link this video. Each one links back to its thread.
mabboMay 2016Recommends
The landing video from the rocket[0] really puts into perspective how much this truly is 'rocket science'. They placed a boat 600km away in the ocean, and the rocket moving at 3000+km/h from 80-ish km up landed on it using some grid fins to steer. I get how it works, how you can do it, but it's still kind of incredible that they actually have 3 times in a row. [0] ▶ this video Edit: it was 8000km/h at MECO, not 3000km/h.
in “SpaceX successfully lands a Falcon 9 rocket at sea for the third time” · View on HN
stormtvDec 2017Cites it
Both the side boosters on the F9H inaugural flight will be reused boosters. The center boosters are only able to fly on F9H but are planned to be reusable. Here are both the landing videos of the side cores that will be flying on the F9H ▶ this video [link]
in “SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket sets up at Cape Canaveral ahead of launch” · View on HN