Another day,artist malaysia lucah another successful launch and landing for SpaceX's very busy Falcon 9 rocket.
The reusable craft launched the Intelsat G-33/G-34 mission on Oct 8, taking off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida and marking this particular booster's 14th launch and landing.
SEE ALSO: Elon Musk's Starlink to provide internet access to both Iran and U.S. school busesAs you can probably imagine, the photos were pretty.
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Then, late on Tuesday, SpaceX went one better, sharing sped-up footage that was initially livestreamed from their droneship based around 600km off the coast in the Atlantic Ocean.
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The footage sees the booster launching at sunset, with light from the atmosphere reflecting off the rocket plume to create a beautiful "jellyfish" effect. Nine minutes after launch the screen turns orange-red, and the booster lowers into view with a perfect landing on the droneship.
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