{"id":28460,"date":"2015-02-05T10:40:05","date_gmt":"2015-02-05T16:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=28460"},"modified":"2015-02-05T16:30:55","modified_gmt":"2015-02-05T22:30:55","slug":"hot-read-video-shows-spacex-plans-for-self-landing-rocket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/28460-hot-read-video-shows-spacex-plans-for-self-landing-rocket\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot Read: Video Shows SpaceX Plans for Self-Landing Rocket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It shouldn\u2019t come as a surprise that we here at the OWC Blog have a particular fascination with rockets. We\u00a0named it the <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\">Rocket Yard<\/a>, after all!<\/p>\n<p>And there\u2019s one recent rocket mission that has especially caught our glued-to-the-sky eyes. Elon Musk&#8217;s SpaceX program released a video last week showing what it has planned for its <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Falcon_Heavy\">Falcon Heavy<\/a> rocket. But what\u2019s so special about the Falcon Heavy rocket? As <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2015\/2\/1\/7957585\/how-space-x-plans-to-land-largest-rocket-in-the-world\">The Verge points out<\/a>, the Falcon Heavy will be the world&#8217;s most powerful operational rocket. Oh, and they also want the massive rocket to land itself!<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at the animated video below to see just how SpaceX intends to make this mission a reality. And for more on the Falcon Heavy and SpaceX, head over to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2015\/2\/1\/7957585\/how-space-x-plans-to-land-largest-rocket-in-the-world\">The Verge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4Ca6x4QbpoM?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2015\/2\/1\/7957585\/how-space-x-plans-to-land-largest-rocket-in-the-world\">theverge.com\/2015\/2\/1\/7957585\/how-space-x-plans-to-land-largest-rocket-in-the-world<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It shouldn\u2019t come as a surprise that we here at the OWC Blog have a particular fascination with rockets. We\u00a0named it the Rocket Yard, after all! And there\u2019s one recent rocket mission that has especially caught our glued-to-the-sky eyes. 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