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If anything, wasn't it the other way around? The first stage followed a longer trajectory this time, without a boostback burn (only reentry and landing burns), so it came in at an even more of a sideways angle as opposed to mostly vertical.

Launch video from KCTV, with onboard footage! Wow, I've never heard such enthusiasm in a launch announcement. Clearly a great achievement and source of pride for a country like the DPRK.

RoverDude made an Orion mod (nuclear pulse propulsion). http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/135061

Looks like SpaceX HQ has a live feed from the barge this time, wish they'd show it along with the launch. https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/615153396610375680

The barge is on station, only 7 hours to go! https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/614874698741084161

Apparently a piece of the payload fairing from this mission washed up in the Bahamas and SpaceX retrieved a camera from it. Falling Back to Earth | HD Footage From Space - YouTube

NASA’s Hubble Finds Pluto’s Moons Tumbling in Absolute Chaos

Obviously a huge boost to SpaceX. How long before their first launch on a mission from Dod? On a more serious note, which rockets exactly did they certify? If I remember correctly, USAF made a big noise about the changes between F9 and F9 1.1 a while ago, and Elon stated they're retiring the F9...

This one is centred on another interesting surface feature, possibly a cryovolcano.

Animation centred on the bright spots - interesting how they completely saturate the sensors from every angle!

Apparently there was a static fire today. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/595656079490600960/photo/1

The landing platform is back in port. Not much left of the first stage, as expected.

Jet fuel can't melt steel beams.

Unless they can modify the engine to throttle down more, that's not an option - with a near-empty stage, its minimal acceleration is above 1g.

Even on a single engine, the near-empty first stage can't throttle down below 1g. It pretty much has to fall all the way down and brake at the last moment.