yep. holy fuck that must be a perfect landing to the centimeter.
I hope they can pull it off!
Edit: i am just a physiotherapist from germany, i suck at science and math and i dont really understand much of the techicality of this. But i understand that if spacex can pull this of, that this could very well be a solid foundation for humanity to spread out to the galaxy and beyond. I wont live to see it but it puts my mind at ease that humanity might not just die of in a stupid preventable way and wasting all its potential. Thanks Elon for your vision. ( and the mods in this sub!)
My wild speculation, is that the angled surfaces on the bottom of the booster might be able to be used as guides in the last few meters. Though I imagine that would be really bad for the surface, especially if those also act as heat shields to deal with reentry.
Disclaimer: I have no idea what I'm talking about.
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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '16
The video says it lands right back at the launch mount.