Thanks for the link to that video of Elon Musk. The part that is significant for us could be the need for Space-X to fly a demonstration flight with a reused 1st stage. He said "with no operational satellite on-board" but that's only important for high value commercial payloads. I had no idea fuel was only 0.3% of the launch cost and that the first stage was 70% Great interview Thanks David G0MRF -----Original Message----- From: Bryce Salmi <bstguitar...@gmail.com> To: B J <va6...@gmail.com> CC: Amsat BB <AMSAT-BB@amsat.org> Sent: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 17:14 Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Falcon 9 Flight 9 Landing Burn + Leg Deployment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_rnija1nOA As stated, the goal is by the end of the year. Just to be clear, I posted this info since one of the biggest hurdles for AMSAT is launch costs and here is a clear step to reduce them. It's exciting! Bryce On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 9:05 AM, B J <va6...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 4/29/14, Bryce Salmi <bstguitar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Elon tweeted this and I wanted to share, one step closer to reusable > > rockets and reduced launch costs! This view is from a camera near the top > > of Falcon 9 looking down the rocket. > > > > https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/461055064438628353 > > <snip> > > Now that the feasibility of first-stage fly-back has been > demonstrated, when will it be tested for dry land recovery? > > 73s > > Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL > _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb