SpaceX launches reusable rocket at an altitude of 3,280 feet or 1,000 meters successfully before landing it on the Texas grasslands.
SpaceX reusable rocket program aims to develop technologies that can be recycled repeatedly for space travel parallel to commercial air travel for airplanes.
Falcon9R, the rocket model tested, has been under examination since the launch of the Grasshopper rocket program last year.
The video below shows the whole rocket test from beginning to end.
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