The first one launched in 2010.As has become customary, SpaceX landed its leftover booster back at Cape Canaveral for eventual reuse.This was the first time SpaceX has provided a lift for the experimental minishuttle . Air Force officials said they want to use a variety of rockets for the X-37B program, to launch quickly if warranted.The Boeing-built minishuttle is 29 feet long, with a 14-foot wingspan. The booster's return to SpaceX's landing zone at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, however, was broadcast live.``The Falcon has safely landed,'' a SpaceX launch controller announced. Cheers erupted at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California.It was SpaceX's 16th successful return of a first-stage booster. Booster rockets are normally discarded at sea.

Source: Economic Times September 07, 2017 14:26 UTC