A SpaceX reusable Falcon 9 rocket was successfully relanded yesterday evening, after illuminating the skies above California.
The rocket took off from the Vandenberg Air Force Base, northwest of Los Angeles, at 7:21pm local time (3:21am UK time), Bloomberg reports. The main booster stage then returned and touch back down at the launch site eight minutes later.
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