Space X rocket in historic upright landing BBC News
US company SpaceX has successfully landed an unmanned rocket upright, after sending 11 satellites into orbit. The Falcon9 craft touched down late on Monday night, about 10km from its launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. It is not the first spacecraft to land a booster vertically; that feat was claimed by the much smaller New Shepard rocket in Texas last month. Nonetheless the Falcon9 flight, which also went twice as high as New Shepard, is a milestone towards reusing rockets. Subscribe to BBC News HERE
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