US private company SpaceX failed to catch the first stage booster rocket Falcon 9. It was to slowly lower the platform in the Atlantic Ocean – the size of a football field, but at the last moment capsized.
The stage reusable, but now once again have to create a new one. The possibility of repeated use of the upper stage was the main advantage of the new rocket. This greatly reduced the price to supply cargo into orbit. But while trying to catch her were unsuccessful. In January, it did explode. Himself spacecraft Dragon on the eve successfully undocked from the launch vehicle and went into space. Soon he will deliver to the ISS for about two tons of cargo, including food, as well as tools and materials for research.
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