Posted on 08/18/2014 8:08:45 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
Falcon 9 First Stage Reentry Footage from Plane
Following the successful launch of six ORBCOMM satellites, the Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage reentered Earth’s atmosphere and soft landed in the Atlantic Ocean. This footage is from a chase plane filming the decent of the first stage back to earth.
Towards the end of the video, the camera operator attempted to zoom in and unfortunately lost sight of the stage and was unable to capture the tip over into the water.
They need a RocketCam by Ecliptic on those first stage Falcon 9 boosters.
Example.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQQxaw-fgf4&list=PL3B8C7200541506BE&index=8
SpaceX could use a decent proofreader.
But it's a fascinating video nonetheless...
There was a camera on the first stage, but the video of the landing wasn’t too good.
They have cameras like that, but on this ride, it got iced up and nothing could be seen.
Meanwhile in Ferguson, Missouri...
Hope they put a heater on the camera next time!
The footage is terrible, and Elon Musk put out a call for anyone with experience who could restore the footage as much as possible. This is someone's restoration:
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