The descending SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket first-stage booster's landing legs made contact ... adding four crying emoji. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

Musk wrote. The test wasn't a total botch, though. SpaceX managed to successfully complete the rocket booster return and catch at the launch pad for the second time ever. The booster was caught ...

A minute before the loss, SpaceX used the launch tower’s giant mechanical arms to catch the returning booster, a feat achieved only once before. The descending booster hovered over the launch pad ...

Just minutes after the rocket launched, its booster made its planned return to the ground and after momentarily hovering over the launchpad, it was spectacularly caught between two giant ...