SpaceX launched two rockets in three days and brought both back to barges on the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. On Friday, company CEO Elon Musk wasn't sure he'd get his rocket back because it was going to endure the hottest and fastest re-entry to date. "Rocket is extra toasty and hit the deck hard (used almost all of the emergency crush core), but otherwise good," he tweeted. On Sunday, bad weather caused more angst but the company was able to reposition the barge and stick the landing.
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