Elon Musk has tweeted a stunning landing video of SpaceX's Falcon 9. A breathtaking landing video of SpaceX's Falcon 9 has received over 3 million views on the internet. The video depicted the Falcon 9's first stage landing on the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas.
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Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship – marking SpaceX’s first 13th flight of a first stage booster and 100th successful mission with a flight proven orbital class rocket! pic.twitter.com/6XjfcOPuUh — SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 17, 2022
On June 17, SpaceX launched 53 Starlink satellites from Florida's Kennedy Space Center. Starlink is an internet satellite constellation that spans the entire world. SpaceX designed its vehicles to transport people and payloads into Earth orbit and beyond.
Our best landing video to date, thanks to Starlink! https://t.co/kAjA3mxBta — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 17, 2022
"Falcon 9 is the world's first orbital-class reusable rocket. Reusability enables SpaceX to re-fly the rocket's most expensive parts, lowering the cost of space access." Space X stated.
Congrats on 💯SpaceX team! It’s been a while since I’ve thanked you guys for the awesome coverage of every launch. It’s much appreciated 🙏♥️ — Bryan Seely (@Bryr32) June 17, 2022
Multiple cameras caught the landing, one of which showed a dramatic descent through dark clouds. The video shows the rocket approaching the water and landing on its legs in the centre of the ship, which internet users lauded as the perfect touchdown.
And rocket landings are now triple digits — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 17, 2022
"Falcon 9's 1st stage has managed to land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship – marking SpaceX's first 13th flight of a first stage booster and 100th effective quest with a flight-proven orbital class rocket," said SpaceX in a tweet.
Musk tweeted from the SpaceX account that it was the best landing video ever. In his brief tweet, he also thanked Starlink. In a subsequent tweet, Elon Musk noted that the number of rocket landings has now reached the triple digits. "And rocket landings are now in the triple digits," he wrote.
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