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- SpaceX shoots for another sea landing February 24
Posted by : Brij Bhushan
Monday, 8 February 2016
It looks like SpaceX is gearing up for another round trip with its Falcon 9 rocket, as partner SES S.A. announced today the company would shuttle a new SES satellite and attempt a water landing on February 24. This is the fourth sea-based landing attempted by SpaceX, which hasn’t had any luck making it happen. Although the last trip, held in January, was largely successful for the commercial spaceflight company, high seas and other factors caused the rocket to come in a little too hard upon landing. As there is not enough fuel this time to get the rocket back to its…
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