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Topic: SpaceX Falcon 9 fairing found ashore in Bahamas

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Message to Edit: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	Originally posted by Robert Pearlman on 06-01-2015 06:09 PM Three business executives vacationing (?) in the Bahamas [URL=https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vzvobzwhwdz6mdd/AADl7VIEFMrPaGMS2r3rR-XAa?dl=0]came across[/URL] part of a SpaceX Falcon 9 fairing that washed ashore. They [URL=https://twitter.com/kpe/status/604418558181785600]shared their find[/URL] with Elon Musk via Twitter.<BLOCKQUOTE>[i]We found part of your @SpaceX washed ashore in the Bahamas.[/i]</BLOCKQUOTE> Musk replied: <BLOCKQUOTE>[i]Cool, thanks for letting us know. This is helpful for figuring out fairing reusability.[/i]</BLOCKQUOTE> The men said they will be returning the GoPro camera and sim cards mounted inside the fairing back to SpaceX. No word on the disposition of the fairing itself. <center><a href="http://www.collectspace.com/review/spacex_falcon9fairingfound01-lg.jpg" target="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/spacex_falcon9fairingfound01.jpg" width="400" height="225" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.collectspace.com/review/spacex_falcon9fairingfound02-lg.jpg" target="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/spacex_falcon9fairingfound02.jpg" width="400" height="225" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.collectspace.com/review/spacex_falcon9fairingfound03-lg.jpg" target="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/spacex_falcon9fairingfound03.jpg" width="400" height="225" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.collectspace.com/review/spacex_falcon9fairingfound04-lg.jpg" target="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/spacex_falcon9fairingfound04.jpg" width="400" height="225" border="0"></a></center>
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