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Here's SpaceX's Rocket Exploding Into a Million Pieces

Boom.

SpaceX came ​thisclose to landing its rocket on a drone boat Tuesday, in a move that would have ushered in the era of reusable rockets. Instead, the choppy waters and some "​excess lateral velocity" caused the rocket to tip over and blow up into a million little pieces.

It makes for great video, but hopefully it's the last time we'll have to see it. SpaceX ​plans to attempt to land its rocket on land next time, maybe as early as later this month. It's tried to land on a drone boat three times now, a tough task considering you have a rocket that weighs several thousand pounds and is returning from space attempting to land on something that bounces up and down on waves.