SpaceX First Stage Reentry Captured By Chase Plane | Video

Thursday, August 14, 2014 - 21:30 in Astronomy & Space

In July 2014, the private space company's Falcon 9 rocket launched six ORBCOMM OG2 satellites. It also tested its reusable first stage technology. A chase plane was on hand to capture its fall through the atmosphere and seconds before splashdown.

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