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>>9882841
makes the fairing recovery that much more impressive. Here's an iridium encapsulation pic that shows the scale pretty well

humans for scale (not the same fairings)

So, now that SpaceX has been given FAA approval for return to flight and the launch is scheduled for Jan 9, 822 GMT, what will we be seeing? A perfect launch? A massive fireball? Epic memes in the next 48 hours?

http://spaceflightnow.com/2017/01/06/engine-hotfire-test-completed-for-spacexs-first-launch-since-explosion/

http://spaceflightnow.com/2017/01/06/faa-signs-off-on-spacex-mishap-investigation/

Ofc we all now that this tread will derail into shounting, memeing and general shitposting, but it will still be a nice break from the FlatEarth and Global Warming treads that has filled this place the last weeks