SpaceX Rocket Returns to Earth from Space with Upright Landing

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SpaceX made history on Monday by successfully lauching an unmanned Falcon 9 rocket into space from Cape Canaveral at 5:30 PM local time and then guiding the rocket back to earth in the world's first cosmic reentry and vertical landing. The Falcon 9 successfully delivered 11 small satellites for new space network for Orbcomm and is the 6th Falcon 9 rocket launched by billionaire founder Elon Musk's SpaceX this year.