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SpaceX Successfully Launches, Decides Against Falcon 9 ‘Hard’ Landing Due To Rough Seas

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SpaceX Successfully Launches, Decides Against Falcon 9 ‘Hard’ Landing Due To Rough Seas

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) successfully launched NASA's Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) mission Wednesday, but decided against attempting to ‘hard’ land its Falcon 9 first stage booster due to rough seas.The company said Wednesday in a statement the autonomous drone ship it uses as a landing pad for “hard” rocket landings is designed to operate in all but the most extreme weather. SpaceX said that is exactly what it encountered in the Atlantic Ocean with waves reaching up to…

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