{"id":19651,"date":"2015-04-14T19:38:04","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T11:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacex-rocket-lands-on-ocean-barge-but-too-hard-for-survival\/"},"modified":"2015-04-14T19:38:04","modified_gmt":"2015-04-14T11:38:04","slug":"spacex-rocket-lands-on-ocean-barge-but-too-hard-for-survival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacex-rocket-lands-on-ocean-barge-but-too-hard-for-survival\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX rocket lands on ocean barge, but \u2018too hard for survival\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_149013\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-149013\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-149013\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/autonomous_spaceport_drone_ship-620x357.jpg\" alt=\"The \u201cautonomous spaceport drone ship\u201d that SpaceX built to recover the Falcon 9 first stage.\" width=\"620\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/autonomous_spaceport_drone_ship-620x357.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/autonomous_spaceport_drone_ship-1024x589.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/autonomous_spaceport_drone_ship.jpg 1270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-149013\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The \u201cautonomous spaceport drone ship\u201d that SpaceX built to recover the Falcon 9 first stage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket landed on a barge in the Atlantic a few minutes ago, but the&nbsp;landing&nbsp;was \u201ctoo hard for survival\u201d of the rocket, according to Elon Musk, the company\u2019s CEO.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the second time a Falcon 9 has crash-landed on the \u201cautonomous drone ship.\u201d Figuring this out will be key&nbsp;to making commercial space more economical by recovering and reusing booster rockets.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=toddbishop&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=588076749562318849&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2015%2Fspacex-rocket-lands-on-ocean-barge-but-too-hard-for-survival%2F&amp;sessionId=15a85e590ed3f5b827eaf97276e83d97ae93541f&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"588076749562318849\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i178280365818489117=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ascent successful. Dragon enroute to Space Station. Rocket landed on droneship, but too hard for survival.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 14, 2015<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The launch of the Falcon 9 was successful, putting the Dragon spaceship into orbit, en route to the International Space Station. On board is a&nbsp;test satellite&nbsp;from Seattle-area asteroid mining company Planetary Resources. The&nbsp;company is looking&nbsp;to recover from the loss of its earlier satellite&nbsp;as part of the October explosion of an&nbsp;Orbital Sciences Antares rocket lifting off from Wallops, Va.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update, 2 p.m.&nbsp;<\/strong>Here\u2019s the latest from Elon Musk<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=toddbishop&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=588082574183903232&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2015%2Fspacex-rocket-lands-on-ocean-barge-but-too-hard-for-survival%2F&amp;sessionId=15a85e590ed3f5b827eaf97276e83d97ae93541f&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"588082574183903232\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i178280365818489117=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Looks like Falcon landed fine, but excess lateral velocity caused it to tip over post landing pic.twitter.com\/eJWzN6KSJa<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 14, 2015<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u201cautonomous spaceport drone ship\u201d that SpaceX built to recover the Falcon 9 first stage. 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