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abixb • yesterday at 10:37 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

I still remember watching Falcon 9 (Block V, iirc) successfully landing back on land (as opposed to droneships) after deploying Orbcomm OG2 satellites in December 2015 -- almost 11 years ago.

It blew my teen mind.

This day marks a fabulous advancement for the human species.


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giancarlostoro • yesterday at 10:45 PM

We went outside in our Orlando office to see the flair up in the sky, and then were looking for the re-entry, by the time we could figure out where it was our coworker said it was already standing upright.