On Friday afternoon, SpaceX accomplished two major milestones. First, it successfully launched the\u00a0Dragon space capsule into orbit. The Dragon is on its way to low Earth orbit to deliver critical cargo to\u00a0the International Space Station for NASA this\u00a0Sunday.<\/p>\n
Second, the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket landed successfully on the \u201cOf Course I Still Love You\u201d\u00a0floating droneship in the Atlantic Ocean. This marks the second time\u00a0SpaceX has been able to successfully land its rocket after launch; the first time being on land when the company’s Falcon 9 rocket made history<\/a> by landing itself safely back on to ground in Cape Canaveral, Florida.<\/p>\n Today’s successful experimental landing at sea marks a pivotal moment for SpaceX as it validates the company’s ability to reuse rockets leading to cost savings and quicker turnaround for space\u00a0missions.<\/p>\n Watch the amazing video below as the first stage Falcon 9 returns\u00a0itself onto a floating sea barge.<\/p>\n