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Incredible moment SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lands on drone ship after successful launch

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This is the incredible moment when the SpaceX Falcon 9 booster rocket touched down on its landing pad minutes after sending two astronauts into space.

The Falcon 9 landed upright on the SpaceX's droneship named Of Course I Still Love You in stunning feat of technological engineering.

It marks the first successful ocean landing of a reusable rocket. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center 7.22pm UK time sending American astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken into space.

Momentous footage showed the spaceship hurtling skywards for a few minutes before making its trip back down to Earth. The Crew Dragon shuttle separated from the second stage booster three minutes after launch and entered orbit.

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