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The first stage of the first Falcon 9 to successfully make a soft landing is now on display at the SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California.
The first Falcon 9 soft landing
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SpaceX has certainly pulled off some successful feats lately. In the past few months, the private aerospace company made its second successful landing on solid ground and its third successful landing at sea with their Falcon 9 rocket. In so doing, they demonstrated that they have achieved the long sought-after dream of reusable rocket technology.
And to celebrate these feats, SpaceX has placed a particularly special first stage on display outside the company headquarters in Hawthorne, California. This particular rocket stage made history about eight months ago (on Dec. 21st, 2015), when it became the first-ever first stage to be recovered in the entire history of spaceflight.
Hawthorne, California is 45 miles from my home. It is about 1 hour 30 minutes drive on weekend(a little longer on weekday). Will make a drive to see this particular Falcon 9 that was in space and back to earth in person.
The first stage of the first Falcon 9 to successfully make a soft landing is now on display at the SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California.
The first Falcon 9 soft landing
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SpaceX has certainly pulled off some successful feats lately. In the past few months, the private aerospace company made its second successful landing on solid ground and its third successful landing at sea with their Falcon 9 rocket. In so doing, they demonstrated that they have achieved the long sought-after dream of reusable rocket technology.
And to celebrate these feats, SpaceX has placed a particularly special first stage on display outside the company headquarters in Hawthorne, California. This particular rocket stage made history about eight months ago (on Dec. 21st, 2015), when it became the first-ever first stage to be recovered in the entire history of spaceflight.
Hawthorne, California is 45 miles from my home. It is about 1 hour 30 minutes drive on weekend(a little longer on weekday). Will make a drive to see this particular Falcon 9 that was in space and back to earth in person.
