Early yesterday morning SpaceX launched the Dragon cargo ship into space heading towards the international space station. Not all was successful because Falcon 9's rocket first stage was destroyed upon landing on its target in the Atlantic ocean. SpaceX was trying to land the rocket safely to make further progress in their quest for reusable rocket technology. The scientists aren't that disappointed because their weren't actually expecting it to succeed but they are going to use the data that they collected to make further progress on the landing technology of the rockets.
The main point of the launch was actually the launch of the cargo ship which will be landing in the space station some time tomorrow. While the rocket landing might have been a failure the main objective of the launch was a success and will give them more information for their next attempt. After delivering the cargo the Dragon will be returning to earth in a months time and landing in the Atlantic ocean. This is special because the dragon is the only cargo vehicle that has returned to earth because the others burn up in reentry.
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