The SpaceX Falcon 9 reusable launch vehicle after touching down on a floating platform May 27, 2016 in the Atlantic Ocean. The rocket successfully propelled the THAICOM 8 satellite into obit and then returned to land on the droneship for the third time.

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The SpaceX Falcon 9 reusable launch vehicle after touching down on a floating platform May 27, 2016 in the Atlantic Ocean. The rocket successfully propelled the THAICOM 8 satellite into obit and then returned to land on the droneship for the third time.

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Size: 5150px × 3433px
Location: Atlantic Ocean
Photo credit: © SpaceX / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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