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WATCH: SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket makes journey back to Earth with flawless landing

SpaceX successfully completed the first re-flight of a Dragon capsule as part of the CRS-11 International Space Station (ISS) resupply mission. It landed the rocket’s first-stage booster back on Earth respectively.

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SpaceX successfully completed the first re-flight of a Dragon capsule as part of the CRS-11 International Space Station (ISS) resupply mission. It landed the rocket’s first-stage booster back on Earth respectively.

On June 3, the company launched a reused Dragon capsule for the first time, on a cargo mission for NASA. It is estimated to carry nearly 6,000 pounds of supplies and payloads to the International Space Station. However, it was originally planned to launch on June 1 but was delayed due to lightning in the area.

The flight also marks the 100th launch from the Kennedy Space Center’s historic LC-39A launch pad. Co-incidentally, the same pad was also used to launch the first crewed mission to the Moon as well as the last Shuttle mission. Previously, the Dragon flew on SpaceX’s fourth cargo resupply mission for NASA in September 2014.

The successful liftoff of the rocket took place at 5:07PM Eastern Time, as the Falcon 9 transported its payload up to 65 kilometers above the earth, before separating from the second stage rocket and began its journey back to earth. As the first stage Falcon 9 booster headed back to earth, the second stage rocket with SpaceX’s ‘used’ Dragon Capsule continued towards the International Space Station. Reportedly, the Falcon 9 landed back at LZ-1 approximately 7 minutes and 40 seconds after launch.  

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