Los Angeles, United States: SpaceX failed to land the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on a floating platform in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, marking the fourth time it has missed the mark.
"First stage on target at droneship but looks like hard landing; broke landing leg," the California-based company said on Twitter.
SpaceX said it lost contact with its live video link of the floating barge, or droneship, before the rocket came in for a landing, so no images were immediately available.
"Unfortunately we are not standing upright on the drone ship at the moment but the good news here is that the primary mission is still on track," said the commentator, referring to the launch of the US-French oceans satellite, Jason-3.
SpaceX succeeded in landing its Falcon 9 first stage -- the long towering portion of the rocket -- on solid ground at Cape Canaveral, Florida in December.
"First stage on target at droneship but looks like hard landing; broke landing leg," the California-based company said on Twitter.
SpaceX said it lost contact with its live video link of the floating barge, or droneship, before the rocket came in for a landing, so no images were immediately available.
"Unfortunately we are not standing upright on the drone ship at the moment but the good news here is that the primary mission is still on track," said the commentator, referring to the launch of the US-French oceans satellite, Jason-3.
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SpaceX succeeded in landing its Falcon 9 first stage -- the long towering portion of the rocket -- on solid ground at Cape Canaveral, Florida in December.
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