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Watch: Elon Musk’s SpaceX Does It Again, Reusable Falcon 9 Rocket Soars Through California Skies

Swarajya Staff

Oct 09, 2018, 01:07 PM | Updated 01:07 PM IST


The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch (Bill Ingalls/NASA/GettyImages)
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch (Bill Ingalls/NASA/GettyImages)

A recent launch of the satellite SAOCOM 1A by the reusable rocket Falcon 9 lit up skies of California and caught the attention of bystanders. A video clip of the launch went viral on Twitter. The rocket placed the satellite into lower earth orbit in its 30th successful launch. The rocket belongs to the company SpaceX.

Meanwhile, the company put out another video of the launch seen through an onboard video of the launch.

SpaceX is the world’s first private company which successfully launched a rocket into orbit. It was started by serial tech entrepreneur Elon Musk. The company has successfully developed reusable rocket technology to bring down the cost of space transport.

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