The Falcon Has Landed

Now SpaceX is eyeing Mars.

By Eric Betz
Dec 22, 2016 6:00 AMNov 12, 2019 5:13 AM
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A Falcon 9 booster rocket successfully touches down after a launch in April. | SpaceX

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Since the dawn of the Space Age, science fiction enthusiasts have fantasized about reusable rockets. Over the past year, Elon Musk and his company, SpaceX, made those visions a reality. Now, the tech mogul has his sights set on a bigger, redder prize.

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