SpaceX successfully lands its rocket on a floating drone ship for the first time

[xxMATTGxx]

SpaceX has finally landed its Falcon 9 rocket on a drone ship at sea, after launching the vehicle into space this afternoon. It's the first time the company has been able to pull off an ocean landing, after four previous attempts ended in failure. Today's success is a crucial milestone for SpaceX, as it shows the company can land its rockets both on solid ground and at sea.

This is the second time SpaceX has successfully landed one of its rockets post-launch; the first time was in December, when the company's Falcon 9 rocket touched down at a ground-based landing site in Cape Canaveral, Florida, after putting a satellite into space. Now that SpaceX has demonstrated it can do both types of landings, the company can potentially recover and reuse even more rockets in the future. And that could mean much greater cost savings for SpaceX.

Source: http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/8/113...t-barge-at-sea



Such amazing news!

[scottish]

yeah was watching it live, amazing

[xxMATTGxx]

[scottish]

reaction was amazing at the time

[Lucy]

I saw this popup on the internet earlier, this is an amazing achievement and something they have been working on for years. Hopefully marks a great future for space flight.