SpaceX lands another rocket after satellite delivery

[Zorro]

Source: AP

SpaceX pulled off another rocket landing Friday, the third in just under two months.

The first-stage booster of the unmanned Falcon rocket settled vertically onto a barge 400 miles off Florida's east coast, eight minutes after the late afternoon liftoff. Cameras on the barge provided stunning, real-time video.

"Falcon 9 has landed!" said a SpaceX flight commentator.

The touchdown occurred after the rocket launched an Asian communications satellite. Like the last successful landing, this one was especially difficult given the speed and heat of the incoming 15-story booster.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/spacex-lands-another-rocket-satellite-delivery-220330967.html

[Cooley Hurd]

1. I think they got this!

3x in a row is a positive trend!

[7962]

2. Its just amazing how they can do this. On a BARGE!! nt

[jzodda]

3. Its great news

This company is doing remarkable things!

[Gore1FL]

4. Playing KSP, I am usually glad to hit a planet!

https://kerbalspaceprogram.com/en/

[Monk06]

5. In the last 50 year's we became used to viewing the tail landing rocket as quaint Buck Rogers stuff

Now it's reality !!!

[longship]

6. Wow! Great!

R&K

[tammywammy]

7. That's great news!

[edbermac]

8. More video of landing from onboard camera.

Grew up watching the Apollo moon shots. This landing technology is truly amazing! Hope I'm still around to see a Mars landing by Spacex.

[Jesus Malverde]

9. I can't remember who I argued with about privatizing NASA

I though it was bad, and someone challenged me on it. You sir were right.