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Hitch a ride to space (and back) on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in this awesome video – Space.com
Falcon 9 made a rare onshore landing following its historic launch on Aug. 30.
SpaceX
has unveiled a stunning new video that gives a rocket’s-eye view of the launch and landing of its recent SAOCOM-1B mission, which lofted an Argentinean satellite
into orbit on Aug. 30.
The star of the mission (and the incredible video) is a Falcon 9
first stage booster that SpaceX calls B1059.5. It’s the latest booster in the private spaceflight company’s fleet of veteran rockets, to launch and land five times.
In the video
, the booster is seen leaping off of its launch pad a…
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