Watch SpaceX Make History With Rocket Landing on Drone Ship

Apr 8 -- Elon Musk's SpaceX successfully launched a rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Friday. The Falcon 9 completed its burn and landed upright on a drone ship for the first time.

[sonderstudios]

People nowadays take for granted how amazing this actually is.

[kubecity]

10 years ago this could only be seen in a sci-fi movie scene.

[pacskye]

Wow, I am 61 years old, and remember the hoopla over the first mission to the moon, and space walks, and this is totally absolutely amazing. Genius. I won't live to see us go to Mars, but my god, Musk is my new hero.

[bcnghhwk]

Scotty: -"Boarding a ship at warp speed, is like landing a rocket, on a boat, in the middle of the ocean, backwards, and by remote control!"
Elon Musk: -"Ahem... you were saying?..."

[dall]

I would love to see the calculations just to have my mind blown to pieces

[khuri]

we are still so young... and we know nothing... would be interesting to be born in the 3000s

[jeffrioux]

Never gets old watching SpaceX videos. Thats an Amazing Team....

[andrejbachtin]

Entrepreneurs change the world. Even if it is a small step towards interstellar travel, it is still amazing to see that things work out. Never give up I would say.

[vrglcom]

This is how they should have filmed the actual event yesterday!

[prashanthm]

The view.. the landing.. the crew applause.. I got tears in my eyes spontaneously.. it's not just landing.. it's a result of tremendous will and hard work.. there is nothing as luck in life.. everything is working in order.. god's great!!

[chidiokoro]

this is truly amazing elon musk is the real life tony stark.

[pietpuk]

" you can tell it's real, cause it looks so fake "
Elon Musk

[kdanagger]

After analyzing the telemetry data from the failed attempts in order to tweak the control loop, Elon has nailed it. This is the way science works when politicians and bureaucrats are kept out of the way.

[anushkasingh]

Thanks to Elon musk and his team.. Incredible job..

[jackel]

I gotta admit. Inventions like this are pretty cool. We get to do things we have never done before. It also inspires others to dream up their own success. I just hope it is economically friendly as well.

[jaypan]

Wow 😯 rockets have come a long way! To think they can control the thrust and angle of a rocket to land perfectly on a platform being rocked by the sea like the raft from the movie castaway!

[derricktopping]

Such a joy filled moment! I remembered the first time I seen this! It fills my heart so much! Such a glorious adventure! I love keeping up with this guy!

[stingyringpiece]

fair play to musk, a revolutionary. Max respect to the guy and a pioneer to us all

[martinsjardijn]

very clever, the landing also on drone ship "Of course I stil love you" Anne Borboom

[buraqaerospace]

I remember my father telling me about this with excitement and I had no interest back then and now 5 years later I am a space enthusiastic person