04-04-2017 20:12 via krqe.com

Reused rocket back in port after satellite launch by SpaceX

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX’s first reused rocket is back in port, five days after launching a satellite.
The singed 15-story booster returned atop a barge to Florida’s Port Canaveral on Tuesday.
It was the second flight for the Falcon 9’s first-stage core — and a first for SpaceX. Both times, the leftover booster landed upright on an ocean platform following liftoff.
SpaceX founder and chief executive Elon Musk has championed recycling rockets since his comp
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