Monday, January 18, 2016

SpaceX Crashes Falcon 9 Rocket Onto Ocean Barge | Re/code

So close -- see the full article for video

"Elon Musk’s SpaceX on Sunday launched one of its Falcon 9 rockets into low-Earth orbit to deploy a satellite for some of its government partners, including NASA. The rocket launch was nothing new — SpaceX has launched plenty over the past few years and the satellite was successfully deployed. The trick on Sunday? Returning the rocket, in one piece, onto a floating barge out in the Pacific ocean. Sounds pretty spectacular! Unfortunately, it didn’t work (although not for lack of accuracy). The rocket came down on target but had issues with one of its landing legs, according to a tweet from Musk."
SpaceX Crashes Falcon 9 Rocket Onto Ocean Barge | Re/code

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