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Posted: 05 Sep 2020, 20:05

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Interesting aspect of SpaceX landing the Falcon 9 ... lowest available thrust when landing, is too much to hover.

[youtube]https://youtu.be/T3_Voh7NgDE[/youtube]

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Posted: 05 Sep 2020, 20:42

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I've seen this somewhere before!

[youtube]https://youtu.be/PnYmwi-ItOc[/youtube]

(I was always landed it on the ×10 spot, light as a feather every time...)
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(And not mocking the video you linked, Doug- I agree that it's interesting stuff.)

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Posted: 05 Sep 2020, 21:06

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Very cool.

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Posted: 05 Sep 2020, 21:23

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Suddenly my Electronic E6B doesn't seem so impressive.

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