Musk’s SpaceX Rocket Booster Has ‘Hard Landing’ on Ship
- Broken leg mars on-target return of the Falcon 9 booster
- “Definitely harder to land on a ship,” billionaire tweets
SpaceX Rocket Explodes Trying to Land on Drone Ship
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX said its Falcon 9 booster had a “hard landing” and broke a landing leg on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean minutes after lofting a satellite into orbit.
“Touchdown speed was OK, but a leg lockout didn’t latch, so it tipped over after landing,” Musk said in a tweet Sunday.