Mar 032014
 

The news is a bit old, but what the heck:

SpaceX Adds Landing Legs to Falcon 9 Rocket for Next Launch, Elon Musk Says

The legs will be in place for the next Falcon 9 launch, but the rocket is planned to splash down in the ocean. SpaceX is doign a step-by-step development of a reusable Falcon 9 first stage, which is a prudent approach. It’s unclear if the Falcon 9 will try to “land” in the ocean, or just splash down. “Landing” it at sea would be a good way to put the system through its paces with less risk to on-shore facilities and people and critters and such.

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 Posted by at 11:19 am