SpaceX launches two communications satellites, but crash lands booster on drone ship

19:48 15.06.2016
The SpaceX Falcon 9 launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, this morning at 10:29 a.m. ET carrying two communication satellites to Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Shortly after launch, the Falcon 9 first stage returned to a drone ship in the Atlantic, but it came in too hard and the booster exploded upon touchdown. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said the rocket experienced an RUD, which stands for… Read More...
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