The SpaceX Falcon Heavy Center Core booster landed safely on the drone-ship but then fell over. It has now returned to dock in pieces. The bottom half is the drone-ship.
#FalconHeavy center core B1055 tipped over due to rough seas. Most of it still remains on board #OCISLY, but the top half is gone. pic.twitter.com/YaxzmpVpd1
— Stephen Marr (@spacecoast_stve) April 18, 2019
Another picture of the damaged #SpaceX booster with one leg hanging below. #FalconHeavy pic.twitter.com/vxIxvfutcd
— Tom McCool (@Cygnusx112) April 18, 2019
SOURCES – SpaceX, Twitter Spacecoast_stve, Tom McCool
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