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SpaceX Dragon Launches Successfully, But No Rocket Recovery

Posted by Soulskill on from the trying-difficult-things dept.

New submitter monkeyzoo writes: SpaceX has successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft en route to the International Space Station with supplies (including an Italian espresso machine). This was also the second attempt to land the launch rocket on a barge, but that was not successful. Elon Musk tweeted that the rocket landed on the recovery ship but too hard to be reused. Video of the launch is available on the SpaceX webcast page.

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  1. They say it is daft him trying to land it on water by HannethCom · · Score: 4, Funny

    The first one hit hard and sank into the water.
    The second one touch down fell over and sank into the water.
    I predict the third one will burn down, tip over, then sink into the water.
    But the fourth one, that will stand!

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