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Spacex Lands Another Rocket After Satellite Delivery
[HOSTED.AP.ORG] SpaceX pulled off another rocket landing Friday, the third in just under two months.The first-stage booster of the unmanned Falcon rocket settled vertically onto a barge 400 miles off Florida's east coast, eight minutes after the late afternoon liftoff. Cameras on the barge provided stunning, real-time video. "Falcon 9 has landed!" said a SpaceX flight commentator. The touchdown occurred after the rocket launched an Asian communications satellite. Like the last successful landing, this one was especially difficult given the speed and heat of the incoming 15-story booster. Posted by: Fred 2016-05-29 |
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