Not only did SpaceX land their Falcon 9 rocket, but they looked damn good while doing it. This is how to do a return-to-flight with style!
Launch, reentry, and landing of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral in Florida. Image credit: SpaceX
What did the next stage do? Why, deploy 11 Orbcomm relay satellites! Image credit: SpaceX/Emily Lakdawalla
Launch and landing in one long-exposure photograph. Image credit: SpaceX
Here's an amazing launch AND landing long exposure from our very own Michael Seeley. #Orbcomm #Falcon9 pic.twitter.com/CX42vukK09
— SpaceFlight Insider (@SpaceflightIns) December 22, 2015
Falcon 9 rocket first stage approaching Landing Zone 1. Image credit: SpaceX
Hey there, Falcon 9 first stage! Nice to see you again, all upright and everything. Image credit: SpaceX
Live video from LZ-1 pic.twitter.com/Ve6gEXfOdh
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 22, 2015
Missed the launch and landing? You can check out the entire launch replay, or skip to just the landing.
Top image: Landing of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral in Florida. Credit: SpaceX/Mika McKinnon
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