Explosive Failed SpaceX Rocket Landing Gets Play-By-Play Treatment From Elon Musk
(CBS SF) - Tesla Motors founder Elon Musk suffered a setback last night with the failed landing of a reusable rocket at a landing pad in Florida.
Fast Company reports that the same rocket which lifted off January 10th to provide supplies to the International Space Station. After separating from the supply pod, the rocket attempted to return to a floating platform last Saturday, something that's never been done before. Things looked good until the very end of the mission. Here's Musk's recap for the "unscheduled disassembly" of the Falcon 9 rocket:
Here's what the crash looked like in real time:
https://vine.co/v/OjqeYWWpVWK
Musk has been joking about the wreck on Twitter.
He says the landing pad should be fine but some equipment will need to be replaced.
