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SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Trying to Land on Drone Ship
Credit: SpaceX Twitter
The first stage of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket comes down for a landing on a “droneship” in the Pacific Ocean on Jan. 17, 2016. The booster landed softly,…Read More » but one of its legs didn’t latch well and the rocket stage ended up falling over and exploding. Less «
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Landing Explosion
In this still image from a video, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage explodes on the droneship Just Read The Instructions during a landing attempt at sea on…Read More » Jan. 17, 2016 after a successful satellite launch. Less «
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket on Drone Ship
Credit: Elon Musk Twitter
The first stage of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is seen here lying on its side on the drone ship “Just Read the Instructions” after a near-miss landing attempt on Jan. 17, 2016.
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Mission: Jason-3
Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
On Jan. 17, 2015, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket and the Jason-3 ocean-mapping satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, while also attempting…Read More » a rocket landing. See photos from the mission here. See launch video and read the full story here
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Inside SpaceX’s Risky Fly-back Booster Rocket Landing (Infographic)
Credit: By Karl Tate, Infographics Artist
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Jason-3 Spacecraft Ready for Launch
Credit: SpaceX/Lauren Lyons
In the SpaceX Payload Processing Facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, scientists and engineers encapsulate the Jason-3 satellite in its…Read More » payload fairing ahead of its planned Jan. 17, 2016 launch. See launch video and read the full story here
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Falcon 9 and Jason-3 Atop Launch Pad
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At Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to boost the Jason-3 spacecraft into orbit…Read More » for NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and EUMETSAT, the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites. See launch video and read the full story here
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Taking in the View: Falcon 9 and Jason-3
Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
At Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to boost the Jason-3 spacecraft into orbit…Read More » for NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and EUMETSAT, the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites. See launch video and read the full story here
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SpaceX’s California Launch Pad
Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
At Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to boost the Jason-3 spacecraft into orbit…Read More » for NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and EUMETSAT, the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites. See launch video and read the full story here
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