The SpaceX Falcon rocket and Dragon spacecraft took off at 4:47 AM Saturday morning ... Musk wrote: "Rocket made it to drone spaceport ship, but landed hard. Close, but no cigar this time.

The landing legs stuck up in the air and the melted body of the rocket hung off the side of the drone ship — making the first-stage booster nearly unrecognizable to casual observers. The only ...

But just moments before the ship's ascent was due to conclude and the team began to celebrate, the rocket started spiraling ... Flight 8 was scheduled to lift off on Monday evening from SpaceX's ...