This SpaceX rocket had a very inauspicious landing

A rocket that propelled an ocean-monitoring satellite into space has toppled over while landing on a floating barge after one of its support legs failed to lock.

This SpaceX rocket had a very inauspicious landing

A rocket that propelled an ocean-monitoring satellite into space has toppled over while landing on a floating barge after one of its support legs failed to lock.

California company SpaceX said that data now showed that the Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage landed softly within 1.3 metres of the centre of the 300 by 170ft landing pad.

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