The SpaceX rocket successfully launched early Friday morning, but the real challenge was successfully landing the unarmed rocket on a drone ship in the ocean. Chief Astronomer at the Franklin Institute, Derrick Pitts, joins MSNBC’s Erica Hill to discuss the success.May 6, 2016
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