{"id":14311,"date":"2017-05-02T13:36:58","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T17:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=14311"},"modified":"2017-05-02T13:36:58","modified_gmt":"2017-05-02T17:36:58","slug":"videos-spacex-falcon-9-launch-and-landing-virgin-galactic-spaceshiptwo-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=14311","title":{"rendered":"Videos: SpaceX Falcon 9 launch and landing + Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacex.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SpaceX<\/a> Falcon 9 rocket launched a spysat for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nro.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Reconnaissance Office<\/a> (NRO) from Kennedy Space Center. The first stage returned for a successful landing at the Cape. Here are some photos and videos of the launch and booster return.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"NROL-76 Mission\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spacex\/34006001860\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4166\/34006001860_2bfb026f9f.jpg\" alt=\"NROL-76 Mission\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BTjVdLVB1bO\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Close-up of rocket stage separation, fast flip, boostback burn in a ring of fire and then landing burn<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by Elon Musk (@elonmusk) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2017-05-01T13:53:38+00:00\">May 1, 2017 at 6:53am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BTjUcEYBqSQ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Landing<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by Elon Musk (@elonmusk) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2017-05-01T13:44:45+00:00\">May 1, 2017 at 6:44am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hmgeBsTVgq0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>===<\/p>\n<p>Later in the day <a href=\"http:\/\/virgingalactic.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virgin Galactic<\/a> did an unpowered drop test of the SpaceShipTwo &#8220;Unity&#8221; and tested the feathering mechanism for reentry.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yOVh19cOpOc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/VG03_A2A_001-1024x6831.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14313\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=14313\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/VG03_A2A_001-1024x6831.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,683\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"VSS Unity\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/VG03_A2A_001-1024x6831-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14313\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/VG03_A2A_001-1024x6831-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/VG03_A2A_001-1024x6831.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/VG03_A2A_001-1024x6831-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/VG03_A2A_001-1024x6831-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><em>VSS Unity glides back for a landing at the Mojave Air &amp; Space Port.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?o=1&amp;p=12&amp;l=ur1&amp;category=echo&amp;banner=146870N94VDD8MAPHT02&amp;f=ifr&amp;linkID=1a66b7640a95795359e192e9c202c69f&amp;t=hobbyspace&amp;tracking_id=hobbyspace\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a spysat for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from Kennedy Space Center. The first stage returned for a successful landing at the Cape. Here are some photos and videos of the launch and booster return. Close-up of rocket stage separation, fast flip, boostback burn in a ring of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=14311\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Videos: SpaceX Falcon 9 launch and landing + Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo test<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rockets","category-spaceflight-parabolic-flight"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-3IP","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12919,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=12919","url_meta":{"origin":14311,"position":0},"title":"Videos: SpaceX Falcon 9 launch, booster landing, and Dragon berths to the ISS","author":"TopSpacer","date":"July 20, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"SpaceX successfully launched a Dragon Cargo vehicle on a Falcon 9 rocket late Sunday night. 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