UPDATE 2-SpaceX rocket blasts off, then lands on ocean platform

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., April 8 (Reuters) - A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Florida with a cargo ship bound for the International Space Station on Friday and its reusable main-stage booster landed itself on an ocean platform in a dramatic spaceflight first. [Source]

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