SpaceX finally managed to land its Falcon 9 reusable rocket on its autonomous drone ship out at sea after four unsuccessful attempts, with plans for at least two more sea landings later this year.

SpaceX almost had a perfect landing at sea in January, however one of the four legs didn't lock completely, causing the rocket to tip over and explode as it touched down on the ship.

“What was different about this [landing] is that the rocket landed instead of putting a hole in the ship or tipping over,” Musk joked. As humans venture farther into space, there will be ...

SpaceX hopes to make history again on Jan. 17 by landing a Falcon 9 rocket on a drone ship at sea after launching a payload into orbit. SpaceX confirmed to NBC News that it would be making the ...

“It’s another step toward the stars.” SpaceX landed its rocket on solid ground in December, but landing on the drone ship was key to SpaceX’s reusability strategy. That’s because about ...

“The rocket landed instead of putting a hole in the ship, or tipping over, so we’re really excited about that,” said SpaceX founder Elon Musk at a press conference after the landing.

The rocket was traveling upwards at nearly a mile per second, or 3,000 miles per hour, before SpaceX stabilized it for reentry into the atmosphere.

If at first you don’t succeed, try until you make history. For the first time, SpaceX has successfully landed part of its Falcon 9 rocket on a drone ship. That occurred in the Atlantic Ocean on ...