SpaceX’s Falcon 9 first stage boosters are able to return to earth in a controlled descent and land vertically. They are then recovered, serviced, and put back into launch rotation. This past week, however, one of those landings didn’t go quite as they planned.
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 first stage boosters are able to return to earth in a controlled descent and land vertically. They are then recovered, serviced, and put back into launch rotation. This past week, however, one of those landings didn’t go quite as they planned.
You can also ride along with the rocket as it makes its dizzying descent.
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