Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA. 22nd December, 2015. A crane is seen lifting the first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket the morning after it launched 11 ORBCOMM communications satellites into orbit before successfully landing back at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station about ten minutes later on December 21, 2015. This is the first time that SpaceX has landed one of its rockets on land. The historic accomplishment marks a significant step in the technology of reusable rockets. Credit: Paul Hennessy/Alamy Live News

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