35+ Spacex Rocket Ship Landing Background. Spacex's starhopper rocket ship prototype launches on its first free flight near boca chica, texas, on july 25, 2019. This was spacex's fourth planned attempt to land a falcon 9 rocket at sea after launch.

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Rocket made it to drone spaceport ship, but landed hard. Eventually, spacex wants to make operating a rocket like operating an airplane: Spacex's four previous attempts to use one of the drone landing took place about 10 minutes later.

In a tweet, he wrote, falcon lands on drone ship, but the lockout collet doesn't latch on one the four.

Spacex hopes for a historic upright landing of a reusable rocket on a drone ship after past attempts faltered. This was spacex's fourth planned attempt to land a falcon 9 rocket at sea after launch. The rocket is the first in history to complete a space mission and then land in one, recoverable piece at sea. Spacex streamed live video of the historic rocket landing during the launch, a feat that capped a smooth cargo launch for nasa.