SpaceX Launches Station Supplies, Celebrates 50th Rocket Landing

SpaceX Launches Station Supplies, Celebrates 50th Rocket Landing
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Israel's first spacecraft designed to land on the moon lifts off on the first privately-funded lunar mission at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., on Feb. 21, 2019. Joe Skipper/Reuters
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—SpaceX successfully launched another load of station supplies for NASA late on March 6 and nailed its 50th successful rocket landing.

The Falcon rocket blasted off with 4,300 pounds of equipment and experiments for the International Space Station. Just minutes later, the spent first-stage booster made a dramatic midnight landing back at Cape Canaveral, its return accompanied by sonic booms.