08-04-2016 22:55 via techradar.com

Updated: Success! SpaceX rocket nails its first-ever ocean landing

SpaceX has done it! The commercial space firm finally landed a rocket on a floating drone ship Friday afternoon without said rocket exploding into smithereens.The landing was a beaut and a huge achievement for the team after four previous ocean landing attempts ended in fiery failure. Now, SpaceX can say its Falcon 9 rocket can touch down both on land and at sea. Today's launch sent several thousand pounds of cargo in the Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station, including a BEAM inf
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