A SpaceX Falcon 9 Safely Lands After Its Successful Iridium-1 Satellite Launch Mission

Iridium-1 Landing

SpaceX has made another soft landing of their Falcon 9 rocket after completing its successful Iridium-1 mission to deploy 10 satellites for the Iridium NEXT constellation. The Falcon 9 landed safely during the company’s live stream of the mission on January 14, 2017.

The private space exploration company first landed their Falcon 9 rocket on a drone ship in April 2016.

Iridium-1 Landing

Iridium-1 Landed

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