Category: SpaceX

Timelapse showing Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage on descent

Udi Tirosh

While technically, this clip is described as a sped up video, I am going to let it fall under the timelapse category, because some achievements need to be celebrated. This 30 seconds sped up video timelapse was taken from a camera on top of the first stage booster as it descended back to earth and landed on […]

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Here are the incredible photos behind SpaceX’s historic Falcon 9 rocket landing

Gannon Burgett

Six months after a experiencing a catastrophic explosion while en route to the International Space Station, SpaceX successfully delivered a payload to space and landed its 230-foot-tall Falcon 9 rocket upright upon its return to Earth. Minutes after delivering 11 satellites into orbit via its ORBCOMM–2 payload, the first stage rocket fell back down into […]

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