81K views · 971 reactions | SpaceX's Falcon 9 first stage booster makes a perfect landing in the dark onto the Just Read the Instructions droneship. #SpaceLaunchLIVE | Discovery | Facebook

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 went through a long series of attempts, and failures — before achieving its first successful landing. The breakthrough came on December 21, 2015, when Falcon 9 touched down safely at Cape Canaveral after delivering satellites to orbit. It was the first time in history that an orbital-class rocket booster had been recovered intact, marking a turning point in the effort to make spaceflight dramatically more cost-effective. Before that historic moment, SpaceX had endured multiple