SpaceX booster rocket crashes on barge after successful satellite launch

By CBC News, June 15, 2016 

Failed landing follows 3 successes in a row by SpaceX’s reusable booster rocket

The first stage of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket had a “rapid unscheduled disassembly” on a floating barge following the successful launch of two satellites Wednesday.

SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk said the crash may be the “hardest impact to date,” but that the barge or “droneship,” nicknamed “Of Course I Still Love You,” is okay. He added that the (crash) landing video will be posted later today.

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