--- title: "Breaking News: SpaceX Finally Re-lands Falcon 9 Rocket On Ocean Barge" description: "After four unsuccessful attempts to land one of its rockets on a floating drone ship, SpaceX finally nailed a perfect landing this afternoon." date: "2016-04-08" modified: "2016-04-09" authors: - name: "Luke Kingma" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/lukekingmagmail-com" url: "https://futurism.com/breaking-news-spacex-finally-re-lands-falcon-9-rocket-ocean-barge" categories: - "Falcon" - "Space" - "SpaceX" tags: - "elon musk" - "falcon 9" - "space" - "SpaceX" --- # Breaking News: SpaceX Finally Re-lands Falcon 9 Rocket On Ocean Barge ![]() **Fifth Time's The Charm** Elon Musk has had a pretty good week. After four unsuccessful attempts to land one of its rockets on a floating drone platform, SpaceX finally nailed a perfect landing this afternoon. The Falcon 9 rocket launch was part of the company's CRS-8 mission to deliver cargo to the International Space Station. The haul includes the highly anticipated [Bigelow Expandable Activity Module](), an inflatable habitat that may one day be used as a space hotel. The launch occurred at 4:43 pm EST, and was live streamed to hundreds of thousands around the world. The re-landing happened moments later, when the first stage of the rocket touched down on a droneship called "Of Course, I Still Love You." It went off without a hitch. The event marks a major milestone for space travel and technology, and will undoubtedly usher in a new era of cheaper, reusable rockets. Watch the historic landing below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYmQQn_ZSys ## Author Former copywriter turned journalist. Crawled through a river of obtrusive display ads, and came out clean on the other side. Now serving as Head of Creative at Futurism. ### Author social links [Facebook]() [LinkedIn]()