SpaceX first successfully landed the Falcon 9 boosters at sea

On the morning of April 9 (Hanoi time), Falcon 9 boosters, SpaceX Space Exploration Technology Corporation - USA, successfully responded to the welcome platform on the Atlantic Ocean , after completing the resupply mission. food and other essential items for scientists on the International Space Station (ISS).

This is the first time after 4 failed attempts, SpaceX's Falcon 9 missile landed successfully at sea.

The Falcon 9 boosters were launched at 4:43 pm, April 8 (local time).(Source: AFP).

According to SpaceX, the Falcon 9 boosters were launched at 4:43 pm, April 8 (local time), around 4 am April 9 (Hanoi time), from Cape Air Force Base. Canaveral, Florida State, USA, brought more than 3 tons of supplies to the ISS.

The first floor of Falcon 9 then landed on the pedestal on an unmanned ship off Florida.

Falcon 9's first successful landing on the sea marked the initial success of California state-owned SapceX technology, in re-using rocket testing, to help save costs.

Earlier, in December 2015, SpaceX once succeeded in landing missiles on the pedestal after putting satellites into space, but that was the landing on the ground at Cape Canaveral base. The last time in early March, SpaceX also tested the ability to land on the sea but failed due to a series of engine incidents, which made it impossible for missiles to land on the Atlantic Ocean.

SpaceX was founded in 2002, owned by Internet billionaire Elon Musk. SpaceX's successful May 2012 test flight marked the first time a spacecraft of a private corporation approached the International Space Station (ISS).