The Science Rocks My World team sends out a hearty “CONGRATULATIONS!” to SpaceX and Elon Musk for successfully accomplishing their historical goal of landing the Falcon 9 reusable first stage on their drone ship!
Great work! And when you pause to think about it, what incredible technology and an amazing feat of aerospace engineering.
Watch it happen in this short video snipped from SpaceX’s live stream of the mission:
Video Credit: Jonny Dowe/YouTube
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