SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket successfully landed upright on solid ground at Cape Canaveral, after traveling into space and back.
It’s the first time SpaceX has been able to gently touch down the Falcon 9 post-launch — something the company has been trying to do for the past year. It’s a big first step toward reusable rockets.
This launch was also the first time SpaceX has flown since June, after one of its Falcon 9 rockets exploded en route to the International Space Station. Now this return-to-flight mission has made history — no one else has ever landed a rocket that has gone as deep into space as the Falcon 9.
VIDEO SpaceX successfully landed its Falcon 9 rocket after launching it to space
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