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September 26th 12, 03:00 PM posted to sci.space.policy
Jeff Findley[_2_]
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Elon Musk's new re-usable, hovering rocket ship in first test liftoff
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In article , David Spain
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It's going to be interesting to see how SpaceX approaches FAA
certification for this.
I'm going to bet that it would be easiest for SpaceX to appropriate an
otherwise uninhabited island off the East Coast of Florida for a landing
pad and barge it back to the Cape, rather than try to fly this thing
back over populated territory. Either that or a sea barge landing platform.
Any volcanos they can build a pad in?
You've been watching too much James Bond, haven't you?
Jeff
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