SpaceX Falcon 9 Booster Makes Three Successful Launches and Landings in Six Months

The SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage may have been off target on its Cape Canaveral landing on December 5, but two days earlier, a reusable first stage stuck its third landing in six months.

The booster, 1046, previously flew on May 11 and August 7. The rocket carried 64 small satellite payloads on Monday, December 3, when it took off from Vandenburg Air Force Base in California. Credit: SpaceX via Storyful