SpaceX lands rocket's first stage after space launch

SpaceX lands rocket's first stage after space launch Miami (AFP) May 6, 2016 - SpaceX successfully landed the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on a floating platform in the Atlantic Ocean early Friday after launching a Japanese communications satellite into orbit. Shouts of "USA, USA, USA" and applause from the ground control crew greeted the feat, only the second time it has been accomplished by SpaceX, the company headed by Internet entrepreneur Elon Musk. The ... more

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