Thank you, David, that was a wonderful article. Cheers—Kathryn
Kathryn Creedy PHONE # 321 405 4395 US-Eastern Time Zone *Visit me on LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/kbcreedy/> * On Sat, Dec 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM David Wardell via Mifnet < [email protected]> wrote: > *“On Dec. 21, 2015, SpaceX launched the Orbcomm-2 mission on an upgraded > version of its Falcon 9 rocket. That night, just days before Christmas, the > company successfully landed the first stage for the first time. The story > behind this remarkable achievement is nowhere more fully told than **in > the book Reentry* <https://benbellabooks.com/shop/reentry/>*, authored by > Ars Technica Senior Space Editor Eric Berger and published in 2024. To mark > the tenth anniversary, Ars is reprinting a slightly condensed chapter from > the book that tells the inside story of this landing. The chapter begins in > June 2015 with a tragedy, the disintegration of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying > the CRS-7 cargo supply mission for NASA. It was the first time a Falcon 9 > had been lost in flight.”* > > > > *Complete article may be read here* <https://wardell.us/url/4kmiu>*.* > > > > > > *David Wardell* > > (757) 561-0582 > > [email protected] > > <https://wardell.us/url/b5s86> > > <https://wardell.us/url/s9qvz> > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Revised: 20250507 > > You are receiving The Mifnet because you requested to join this list. > > The Mifnet is largely a labor of love, however the infrastructure isn't > exactly cost-free. If you'd care to make a small contribution to the > effort, please know that it would be greatly appreciated: > https://wardell.us/url/mifbit > > All posts sent to the list should abide by these policies: > > 1) List members acknowledge that participation in Mifnet is a > privilege--not a right. > 2) Posts are always off the record, absent specific permission from the > author. > 3) The tone of discussions is collegial. > 4) Posts are expected to be in reasonably good taste. > 5) We discuss ideas and not personalities, and we don't speak ill of other > Mifnet members. > > * The Mifnet WEB SITE is: > https://www.mifnet.com/ > > * To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list at any time please visit: > https://lists.mifnet.com/ > OR: SEND THIS MESSAGE via email: > [email protected]?subject=leave > > * Send Mifnet mailing list POSTS/SUBMISSIONS to: > [email protected] > > * You may reach the person managing The Mifnet at: > [email protected] > > * Please consider the DIGEST version of The Mifnet, which consolidates all > list traffic into 1-3 > messages daily. See instructions at: > https://lists.mifnet.com/ > > * Manage your personal Mifnet SUBSCRIPTION at: > https://lists.mifnet.com/ > > * For a list of all available Mifnet commands, SEND THIS MESSAGE via email: > [email protected]?subject=help > > * View The Mifnet LIST POLICIES and PRIVACY POLICY at: > https://mifnet.com/index.php/policies > > * View instructions for Mifnet DELIVERY PROBLEMS at: > https://mifnet.com/index.php/delivery-problems > > * View The Mifnet LIST ARCHIVE at: > https://lists.mifnet.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ >
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