SpaceX's beautiful rocket launch and landing just made history
We really should be used to this by now, but it's just too cool.
SpaceX has landed its fifth Falcon 9 rocket booster back on land after launching a spacecraft to orbit for NASA.
The landing — which took place at Cape Canaveral — came about 10 minutes after the Elon Musk-founded spaceflight company launched a Dragon spacecraft toward the International Space Station at 5:07 p.m. ET.
SEE ALSO: Watch SpaceX try to make history live
This wasn't just any old Dragon, however. The capsule is actually a refurbished spacecraft that first launched to the Space Station in 2014. Since it came back to Earth, SpaceX has been getting it ready for this next flight. Read more...
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SpaceX's beautiful rocket launch and landing just made history
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