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As a distant follower of SpaceX it's not obvious to me if the Falcon 9 will attempt a landing this time?
by slimsag 12y ago
As a distant follower of SpaceX it's not obvious to me if the Falcon 9 will attempt a landing this time?
- kiba 12y agoThere's no landing gear this time. Not enough margin to make it worthwhile.
- gizmo686 12y agoAccording to /r/spacex, they will not be attempting to land because they are launching into geosynchronous orbit[1]. [1] http://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/2x81fc/rspacex_eutelsat_115w_b_abs3a_official_launch/ http://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/2x81fc/rspacex_eutel...
- agildehaus 12y agoNot this time. They plan on having later F9 geo launches do this, however.
- mikeash 12y agoElon Musk made a related tweet. The current rocket doesn't have enough extra propellant to land after a geosynchronous mission, but upgrades are coming that will allow it: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/572257004938403840 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/572257004938403840