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March 05, 2016

SpaceX launches SES-9 satellite to GEO; but booster landing fails
Cape Canaveral FL (AFP) Mar 05, 2016
SpaceX on Friday blasted off its Falcon 9 rocket carrying a communications satellite to a distant orbit, before attempting to land the first stage of the rocket on an ocean platform. However, SpaceX said it failed again Friday to land its Falcon 9 rocket on an ocean platform after launch, following a successful mission to propel a communications satellite to a distant orbit. "Rocket landed hard on the droneship. Didn't expect this one to work," said CEO Elon Musk on Twitter. "But next flight has a good chance." ... read more

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