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    SpaceX‏Verified account @SpaceX 27 Apr 2016

    Recently tested Dragon 2’s SuperDraco propulsive landing system at our McGregor, TX facility. Key for Mars landingpic.twitter.com/dV1nhKDMhr

    11:43 AM - 27 Apr 2016
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    179 replies 3,274 retweets 7,632 likes
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      2. Joseph Palmer‏ @Joseph_Palmer 27 Apr 2016
        Replying to @SpaceX

        @SpaceX SuperDraco? You called it SuperDraco? What, was HyperSnape already taken? ;P

        3 replies 3 retweets 53 likes
      3. Guy Rovella‏ @GuyRovella1 27 Apr 2016
        Replying to @Joseph_Palmer

        @Joseph_Palmer @SpaceX Took me a secound

        1 reply 1 retweet 5 likes
      4. Joseph Palmer‏ @Joseph_Palmer 27 Apr 2016
        Replying to @GuyRovella1

        @GuyRovella1 Yes, well, the intersecting set of space otaku and Harry Potter fans may in fact be be small, but, we do make very bad jokes.

        0 replies 1 retweet 10 likes
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      2. Michael :)‏ @IoSouLzZoI 27 Apr 2016
        Replying to @SpaceX

        @SpaceX the static smoke though.

        1 reply 1 retweet 16 likes
      3. Joachim Voldseth‏ @Joachimvoldseth 27 Apr 2016
        Replying to @IoSouLzZoI

        @IoSouLzZoI @SpaceX This is a few frames from a high speed video. Wont have time to move much

        1 reply 1 retweet 11 likes
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      2. Brendan #WeSavedTheExpanse Caulfield‏ @Destructor111 27 Apr 2016
        Replying to @zacwight

        @zacwight @SpaceX It's a "cinemagraph", a type of gif that only animates the relevant portion of the image to save file size.

        2 replies 1 retweet 4 likes
      3. Chris Kreidler‏ @chriskreidler 29 Apr 2016
        Replying to @Destructor111

        @Destructor111 @zacwight @SpaceX You're the only one I found with the correct answer, these are common. No way it's from a slo-mo :P

        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      4. Brendan #WeSavedTheExpanse Caulfield‏ @Destructor111 29 Apr 2016
        Replying to @chriskreidler

        @chriskreidler @zacwight @SpaceX Cheers! Yeah, if it were a slo-mo, then the gas in the flame is moving super fast and then stopping dead!:p

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      1. Nate Gorby‏ @nategorby 27 Apr 2016
        Replying to @SpaceX

        @SpaceXpic.twitter.com/QiQEnfgVcq

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      1. Andrew Furmanczyk‏ @AFurmanczyk 27 Apr 2016
        Replying to @SpaceX

        @SpaceX @elonmusk I wonder if a view from top down would show a flaming X underneath the Dragon.

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      1. ⓕ‏ @effdot 27 Apr 2016
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        @SpaceX SuperDraco! You guys are all anime characters. You're basically building a ThunderBird base. Or, Voltron. Yes!

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      2. Nicole Odell‏ @odellnicole1 28 Apr 2016
        Replying to @SpaceX

        @RennerEmma 5 minutes ago I yelled to @heyhey_hazel "I want Emma to work for @SpaceX"

        1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes
      3. Emma Renner‏ @RennerEmma 28 Apr 2016
        Replying to @odellnicole1

        @odellnicole1 @heyhey_hazel @SpaceXpic.twitter.com/cMa2rJGp74

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      2. Fred Bailey‏ @55bailey 27 Apr 2016
        Replying to @SpaceX

        @SpaceX EmDrive engine also can be used landing system to counteract gravity.

        1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
      3. Brendan #WeSavedTheExpanse Caulfield‏ @Destructor111 27 Apr 2016
        Replying to @55bailey

        @55bailey @SpaceX Has to undergo a lot more testing and review before experimental error can be conclusively ruled out - fingers cross, tho!

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      1. John Dowdell‏ @JohnDowdell 27 Apr 2016
        Replying to @SpaceX

        @SpaceX @roteno *Test while landed at Kerbin. Test Complete.

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      1. LA Denizen  🎃‏ @LA_Denizen 27 Apr 2016
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        @SpaceX 🚀🚀🚀

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      2. Mica Busch‏ @IcarusGlider 27 Apr 2016
        Replying to @SpaceX

        @SpaceX wasnt this already done with the Propulsive Hover test?

        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      3. Brendan #WeSavedTheExpanse Caulfield‏ @Destructor111 27 Apr 2016
        Replying to @IcarusGlider

        @IcarusGlider @SpaceX Probably testing the effect of low-altitude hovering on the undercarriage. Thermal/sonic feedback.

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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