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NASA (space) thread

The Falcon 9 is smaller than the Saturn 5 rockets that went to the moon.

ETA:

Saturn V max thrust was 7.6 million pounds.
Falcon 9 max thrust is 1.7 million pounds.

The SLS is the platform for the next round of moonshots and it produces 8.8M pounds of thrust.

During our tour in December we got to drive right up and under it...awe inspiring.
 
They recovered stage 1 before stage 2 separated.

Can they recover stage 2?

That would be the next piece to try and recover. However, the "where will it come down?" question has a very large geography.

The crew Dragon will land in the ocean and because of the salt water immersion will only be used for future cargo flights. It won't be used for another set of astronauts.

Originally crew dragon was going to land on land on a rocket slowed descent, much like the Falcon9 lands. However, certifying that landing system is more difficult than certifying a parachute system into water. NASA has 6 decades of history of parachute landings of capsules into water. No experience of landing on land on a pillar of fire.
 
Atlas V successful lift off with Mars Rover Perseverance up top. In coast phase pending second burn of Centaur second stage to send Perseverance into transfer to Mars orbit. All going well so far.
 
Perseverance is safely on its way to Mars. In cruise mode until February. Then, once again, the "seven minutes of terror" during Mars entry, descent and landing.
 
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