SpaceX’s attempt to land its Falcon 9 rocket on a barge appears successful until the rocket tips over and explodes into a ball of flames.
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The company’s founder, Elon Musk, posted this footage to his Instagram page, captioning it: ‘Falcon lands on droneship, but the lockout collet doesn’t latch on one [of] the four legs, causing it to tip over post landing. Root cause may have been ice buildup due to condensation from heavy fog at liftoff.’ Although it appears to be a setback for the private spaceflight company, SpaceX did manage to land the rocket on solid ground in December.
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