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iamcreasy
on April 8, 2016
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SpaceX Launch Livestream: CRS-8 Dragon Hosted Webc...
After main engine cut-off(MECO-1), 1st stage turns around and fire it's engine to zero out all it's lateral velocity.
Wish there was a video of that!
mdavidn
on April 8, 2016
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Here's ground video from last year with the boostback burn.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EXPH4iI6FM&t=2m50s
iamcreasy
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Did the 1st stage fire in the video? I don't see any visible re-ignition.
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Wish there was a video of that!