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Falcon 9 rocket

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch is seen in the distance over the Golden Gate Bridge near Sausalito, Calif. When SpaceX launched a rocket carrying an Argentine Earth-observation satellite from California, both the night sky and social media lit up. People as far away as Phoenix and Sacramento posted photos of the rocket returning to its launch site on Sunday night in what was the first time SpaceX landed a first-stage booster back at its launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base. (Justin Borja via AP)

SpaceX satellite launch lights up night sky, social media

This was the first time SpaceX landed the first-stage booster back at its launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base.

09 Oct 2018 10:33 AM


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