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[i]Going to try to catch the giant fairing (nosecone) of Falcon 9 as it falls back from space at about eight times the speed of sound. It has onboard thrusters and a guidance system to bring it through the atmosphere intact, then releases a parafoil and our ship, named Mr. Steven, with basically a giant catcher's mitt welded on, tries to catch it.[/i]
[i]Missed by a few hundred meters, but fairing landed intact in water. Should be able catch it with slightly bigger chutes to slow down descent.[/i]
[i]Falcon fairing half as seen from our catcher's mitt in boat form, Mr. Steven. No apparent damage from reentry and splashdown.[/i]
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