SpaceX rocket soars into orbit then returns to safe landing

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX sent a Falcon rocket soaring into orbit Monday night with 11 small satellites, then brought the 15-story leftover booster back to Earth safely, a first in the annals of space exploration. It marked the first time an unmanned rocket returned to land vertically at the Florida launch center here and represented a tremendous success for SpaceX. The company led by billionaire Elon Musk is striving for reusability to drive launch costs down and open up space to more peop

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX sent a Falcon rocket soaring into orbit Monday night with 11 small satellites, then brought the 15-story leftover booster back to Earth safely, a first in the annals of space exploration. It marked the first time an unmanned rocket returned to land vertically at the Florida launch center here and represented a tremendous success for SpaceX. The company led by billionaire Elon Musk is striving for reusability to drive launch costs down and open up space to more peop…