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Drone’s view of Sunday’s SpaceX rocket landing

February 20, 2017 Stephen Clark

Check out a dazzling drone’s-eye view of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket booster returning to an on-target landing at Cape Canaveral a few minutes after launching Sunday with more than 2.5 tons of space station cargo.

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