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SpaceX Lands Falcon 9 Rocket at Sea Again

1,544 views · Published 6 May 2016 · 1:02 · Indexed 21 September 2026

Channel: Mashable Deals · 2016 · News & Politics

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Saying "there's no way I can pull this off" to lower expectations is the oldest trick in the book, but SpaceX just used it masterfully. The company managed to land the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on a drone ship at sea for the second time, despite previously saying a successful landing was "unlikely."

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This is due to the rocket's re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere being much faster (and, thus, hotter) than on the first successful attempt in April. 

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