It’s a successful upright landing for Space X

SpaceX successfully landed its powerful Falcon 9 rocket in an upright position Monday, December 21(Tuesday, December 22 in Manila), a historic first in the company’s bid to make rockets as reusable as airplanes. “The Falcon has landed,” a commentator said above the screams and cheers of people gathered at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. Video images on SpaceX’s webcast showed the first stage of the rocket touching down at Cape Canaveral, Florida. “The Falcon first stage landing is confirmed,” SpaceX wrote on Twitter.The US space agency NASA also applauded the feat. “Congratulations @SpaceX on your successful vertical landing of the first stage back on Earth!” NASA said in a tweet.

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