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The most interesting thing about this flight was the weather: it was windy enough that the booster was (gasp!) a few metres off-centre.
by andygates 8y ago
The most interesting thing about this flight was the weather: it was windy enough that the booster was (gasp!) a few metres off-centre.
- mikeash 8y agoAnd this is really important! As SpaceX goes from “recovery is a nice bonus” to “recovery is a standard part of every launch,” they need to be able to handle challenging conditions. Weather delays for launch already cost a lot of time and money, and requiring perfect weather at the launch site and out at sea could make it much worse. I think this is a really important milestone for them, even though it doesn’t look that way at first.