Videos: SpaceX rocket launches Dragon cargo ship and booster returns for landing

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched today and put a Dragon cargo spacecraft on track to berth with the International Space Station on Wednesday morning. The first stage booster of the Falcon 9 came down for a successful landing back at Cape Canaveral. Here are a couple of videos showing the launch and the booster return (note the sonic booms just after landing):

SpaceX is reaching a launch rate of about two per month. Plus, United Launch Alliance launches an Atlas V or Delta IV rocket once a month or so as well. So when you scheduled your next Florida vacation trip, you might check a launch schedule to see if you can overlap with an upcoming liftoff.

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