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Here’s How Close SpaceX Came To Landing A Rocket On A Barge In The Ocean

By Robbie Gonzalez Published January 16, 2015, 6:50 pm ET

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On Saturday, SpaceX tried to land its reusable Falcon 9 rocket on an autonomous spaceport drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. But the rocket came in a little too hot, and the touchdown was more impact than landing. Now, SpaceX has released footage of the landing attempt, as shot from the landing barge.

https://vine.co/v/OjqeYWWpVWK/embed/simple

Read our post-mortem on the barge-landing here.

https://gizmodo.com/spacex-came-this-close-to-sticking-its-historic-landing-1678701435

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