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SpaceX landing heralds new era in the business of space

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Steve McGookin

There and back again pic.twitter.com/Ll7wg2hL1G

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 22, 2015

For the first time, a rocket has returned to earth and landed upright. It is a remarkable technical achievement by Elon Musk’s SpaceX and heralds a new era in the economics of space exploration.

Last night SpaceX landed its rocket after launching satellites. Story coming soon… https://t.co/cbO7P7oebT

— New Scientist (@newscientist) December 22, 2015

"Congratulations @SpaceX !!! That was a hard landing to stick. Opens a brand new door to space travel" https://t.co/ZThKCS6qWh

— Mark Little (@marklittlenews) December 22, 2015

They used to throw space rockets away. Not any more. Now they bring them home: https://t.co/iE0x1qbtCF #spacex pic.twitter.com/iSsGFtxFMv

— BBC Radio 4 (@BBCRadio4) December 22, 2015

With a historic landing, SpaceX launches new age of spaceflight https://t.co/JhPVFU13uA by @SciGuySpace

— Ars Technica UK (@ArsTechnicaUK) December 22, 2015

This is one reason why this booster landing by @SpaceX was A Big Deal. https://t.co/uK6zi1a57e

— Phil (Newsletter link in bio) Plait (@BadAstronomer) December 22, 2015

11 satellites deployed to target orbit and Falcon has landed back at Cape Canaveral. Headed to LZ-1. Welcome back, baby!

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 22, 2015

Elon Musk’s fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos, though, apparently just couldn’t bring himself to share the excitement.

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ONLY CONNECT…

Twenty-five years ago yesterday, the World Wide Web was (sort of) born.

The worlds first web page went live 25 years ago today, thanks to Tim Berners-Lee https://t.co/LflH91DSCz pic.twitter.com/pHLyzIOSff

— Pixel Kicks (@Pixel_Kicks) December 22, 2015

My essay on 25 years of the web with great appreciation for its creator, Tim Berners-Lee. https://t.co/S33dVSZqah

— Dave Winer (@davewiner) December 21, 2015

For @TheEconomist's #WorldIn2016 series, Sir @timberners_lee explores the Wider World Web: https://t.co/p1kNXfNhPE #opendata #smalldata

— Opening Governance (@opengovnet) December 15, 2015

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