Stunning onboard view follows SpaceX's rocket from space to ocean landing
Last time Elon Musk's SpaceX rocket stuck its ocean landing, he released a jaw-dropping video. This time, Musk has outdone himself.
The latest onboard view from the Falcon 9 booster will zip you from space to the ocean landing and blow your mind.
The brief video speeds up the rocket's trip and ends with its graceful landing on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean following the launch of the Thaicom 8 communications satellite from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Friday.
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In addition to showing up on YouTube, the video has also been shared by Musk on Instagram and Twitter.
The video was clearly a delight for space fans, judging by the enthusiastic comments on Musk's Instagram post. "We're not worthy," one commenter declared.
These reusable rocket tests are about more than just looks, however.
Musk hopes to one reuse these rocket bodies to fly other missions to space, greatly reducing the cost of flying objects to orbit.
SpaceX is planning to re-fly one of their landed boosters sometime this year.
UPDATE: May 28, 2016, 9:59 a.m. EDT Updated with more information about the launch and SpaceX's plans for the future.
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Olivia Niland is an Editorial News Intern at Mashable in Los Angeles and a senior digital journalism major at the University of Southern California. She has previously interned with NBC Los Angeles, The Hollywood Reporter, and USA Today College, and when she isn't working can usually be found concert-going, golfing and exploring.
