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SpaceX comes close, but doesn’t quite accomplish soft landing of booster rocket

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Alexander Szewczak

SpaceX successfully navigated its Falcon 9 booster rocket back to a floating platform Saturday, but the landing was too hard to count as a success.  However, “it bodes well for the future” says Elon Musk. The rocket “ran out of hydraulic fluid … Continue reading →

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