SpaceX made history last week when it returned the first ever reused orbital booster to Earth. Now, they’ve released some glorious footage of the event. Posted on their Instagram account, the short video shows the first stage of the Falcon 9 touching down on a drone ship. It uses its main engine to slow down, before the four legs stabilize the rocket. It was SpaceX’s fourth flight and third landing of the year. They have had nine landings overall now since December 2015.
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