One Falcon 9 rocket launched into space for the 22nd time
The launch took place last Sunday from Vandenberg Space Base in California. The first stage of the rocket returned to Earth 8.5 minutes later, landing softly on the autonomous marine platform "Of Course I Still Love You" in the Pacific Ocean, thus repeating the record set by another Falcon 9 launch this year.
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