Zack Kanter 12/22/2015

Down to Earth: SpaceX and the Return of Limitless Ambition

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The article is a detailed personal account and analysis of watching a historic SpaceX Falcon 9 launch and successful landing. It explains the technical and economic importance of reusing the rocket's first stage, costing ~$40M, and compares the precision landing challenge to throwing a pencil over the Empire State Building into a shoebox.

Down to Earth: SpaceX and the Return of Limitless Ambition

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