A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has carried an Argentinian Earth-observation satellite into space and for the first time landed a first-stage booster back at its California launch site. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has carried an Argentinian Earth-observation satellite into space and for the first time landed a first-stage booster back at its California launch site. SpaceX had previously flown first-stage rockets back to land after Florida launches but had not done so on the West Coast. Falcon 9 has landed – first West Coast land landing of an orbital class rocket booster. — SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 8, 2018The Air Force last week advised residents on the central California coast they might see multiple engine burns by the first stage and hear one or more sonic booms as it returned.

Source: Irish Independent October 08, 2018 04:41 UTC