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Falcon Heavy Test Flight
SpaceX · Feb 6, 2018 · 34m 19s
What this video covers
SpaceX's livestream of the Falcon Heavy test flight, including the launch, side booster landings and Tesla Roadster payload. It was the first launch of the most powerful operational rocket at the time.
Why it surfaced in Hacker News
HN commenters cite it as a landmark launch broadcast, and also dissect details like the duplicated booster landing feeds.
9recommendation score
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- distinct recommenders
- 6
- recommendation months
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- strong recommendations
Recommendation context
Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.
“You should watch the launch, its probably one of the most interesting engineering projects of the last few years.”
“That was one the best executived live streams of all time”
“It really is just that amazing.”