Watch: SpaceX's Third Try Landing Rocket On Boat Goes Up In Flames

  • by: Perry Sanders III

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SpaceX's latest attempt to land a Falcon 9 rocket booster onto a floating ship out at sea ended once again in disaster. It touched down seemingly perfectly, then keeled over and and burst into flames after a malfunctioning leg failed to operate properly.

Shortly after the failed landing, and in his typical optimistic tone, Elon Musk tweeted, "Well, at least the pieces were bigger this time!" The botched landing took place off the coast of California yesterday after the rocket successfully carried a climate-monitoring satellite into orbit and headed back for Earth.

Musk posted a video on Instagram showing the third fiery destruction of a Falcon 9 rocket while attempting to land at sea.

Thumbnail image for p3.jpgPerry Sanders III is a Philosophy graduate of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, and is an editor and social media manager at Lead Stories.

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