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| A screenshot of Falcon 9 landing vertically at Cape Canaveral, Florida (Video below) |
December 22, 2015, NewsCrunch
SpaceX has made aviation history by successfully landing its powerful Falcon 9 rocket in upright position at Cape Canaveral , Florida
An official video captures a magical moment never seen before - a flared-up rocket landing vertically instead of blasting off.
The white portion of the rocket glided back to Earth with its engines burning and slipped into its position.
An official video captures a magical moment never seen before - a flared-up rocket landing vertically instead of blasting off.
The white portion of the rocket glided back to Earth with its engines burning and slipped into its position.
SpaceX had failed in its attempts to land the Falcon 9's first stage on a floating ocean platform earlier.
The company, owned by Internet tycoon Elon Musk, is trying to make rockets as reusable as airplanes.
The space industry currently loses many millions of dollars in jettisoned rocket components after each launch.
Falcon 9 also put a payload of 11 satellites for ORBCOMM into orbit.
Video: Watch SpaceX rocket Falcon 9 landing vertically on earth instead of blasting off
A Sky News footage shows both the launch and landing of SpaceX rocket Falcon 9
See how spacecraft manufacturer @SpaceX successfully landed its rocket vertically back on Earth for the first time. https://t.co/xhrdPoF0fS— Sky News (@SkyNews) December 22, 2015