Space
Dec 21, 2015First orbital-rocket landing
A Falcon 9 first stage returns from space and lands upright — a milestone many called impossible.
Orbital-class booster landing
First
Enabled rapid re-flight
Reuse
On 21 December 2015 SpaceX landed a Falcon 9 first stage back at Cape Canaveral after delivering payloads toward orbit — the first time an orbital-class booster returned and landed vertically. Reusability of the most expensive part of the rocket is the core reason launch costs have fallen so sharply.
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