SpaceX rocket photos: See Tuesday's early morning Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida
The early morning mission marked the Falcon 9 first-stage booster's 22nd flight, SpaceX reported. Following stage separation, the booster landed on the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean about 8 minutes, 14 seconds after liftoff.
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