SpaceX launches the last Dragon of its breed to space station and celebrates 50th booster landing

SpaceX launches the last Dragon of its breed to space station and celebrates 50th booster landingSpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket sent the company's last first-generation Dragon cargo capsule on a resupply run to the International Space Station tonight, and then went on to notch a milestone of its own. The Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 11:50 p.m. ET (8:50 p.m. PT). The uncrewed Dragon is carrying about 4,000 pounds of supplies and payloads, including a European-built external platform and a space garden for growing veggies. After launch, the first stage touched down on an autonomous drone ship in the Atlantic, marking the 50th successful recovery of a Falcon rocket booster.… Read More