Another Milestone Passed With An ISS Holiday Delivery Launch
SpaceX has completed a fitting capstone to 2021 as it landed one of its reusable boosters for the 100th time, bringing a Falcon 9 down from its ISS resupply mission to the International Space Station. The rocket completed its ascent, separation, and reentry burn before softly touching down aboard the automated landing target. The Falcon 9 parked aboard its automated platform, the drone ship "Just Read the Instructions", before powering down. The accomplishment marked the occasion of the brand's first successful booster landing six years prior, down to the day.