Falcon 9 rocket successfully lands on ship at sea for second time

SpaceX's reusable rocket continues to successfully land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

SpaceX reusable rocket lifts off from the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center. Photo: SpaceX.

The Falcon 9 rocket, built by American billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX company, took off at 3:10 p.m. on June 23 local time, or 2:10 a.m. this morning (Vietnam time) from launch pad Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.carrying the BulgariaSat-1 satellite into orbit, according toRT.

This isSecond flight of the Falcon 9 reusable rocket.After liftoff from Kennedy Space Center, the Falcon 9 rocket's first stage separated from the second stage, activating its braking engine for landing.get off the drone shipOf Course I Still Love YouSpaceX over the Atlantic Ocean.

This is considered the most challenging stage ofFalcon 9, but the rocket landed successfullydown the drone ship at sea, although slightly off target.

Falcon 9 rocket lands on launch pad at sea. Photo: SpaceX.

"The Falcon 9 first stage landed on Of Course I Still Love You, marking the second successful launch and landing of the booster. This is also the first time we have had a booster land on a drone ship on both the East and West Coasts of the United States," said a SpaceX spokesperson.

After the rocket landed, Musk said the Falcon 9 performed well despite overheating a bit. "The rocket overheated a little and hit the deck hard (using most of the emergency dampers), but other than that, the rocket was in good shape," Musk said.

Falcon rocket booster during a launch and landing test. Video: YouTube.

SpaceX also plans to use a Falcon 9 rocket to launch an Iridium satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on June 25.

These two launches will mark a major step toward SpaceX's goal of launching rockets more frequently, with the eighth and ninth Falcon 9 launches set to take place before the end of the year.

According to VNE