Falcon 9 lights up sky ahead of returning to Earth and it’s the most magical sight ever
- The Falcon 9 rocket was carried aboard the Dragon spacecraft
- The four astronauts docked at the Space Station today (Tuesday, 5 March)
- Falcon 9 has revolutionised reusable space-travel tech
Published on Mar 05, 2024 at 5:52 PM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Last updated on Mar 06, 2024 at 6:30 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Alessandro Renesis
Falcon 9 lit up the night sky in incredible footage of its first stage return to Earth.
The first stage of the rocket made a successful return to Earth
Carried aboard the Dragon spacecraft, it had launched Crew-8 to the International Space Station (ISS).

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The stunning video of it blazing through the sky was taken on Sunday evening (3 March).
It marks a milestone in space exploration.
Astronauts are getting ready too with one recently revealing the transformative ‘recalibration’ benefit of living in a Mars simulator.

A post on X from SpaceX showed the beautiful night-time display in all its glory.
“Falcon 9 lit up the sky ahead of the first stage returning to Earth after launching Crew-8 to the @Space_Station Sunday evening,” it said.
The Falcon 9 rocket was carrying a crew of four.
The NASA astronauts aboard included Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut, Alexander Grebenkin.
The astronauts finally docked at the Space Station on Tuesday (5 March).


And while this isn’t the first time we’ve seen it come back down – as its astonishing landing on water was captured on camera here – it is the most beautiful return to Earth.
We’ve also seen SpaceX Falcon 9’s amazing liftoff.
Designed, manufactured and launched by American aerospace company, SpaceX, Falcon 9 has revolutionised reusable technology in space travel.
Its launch on 4 June, 2010, made it the world’s first orbital class reusable rocket.



The first stage of the rocket landed at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, US.
It’s the sole US rocket certified for transporting humans to the ISS.
2020 also saw it become the first commercial rocket launching humans into orbit.
It seems we are getting closer and closer to space tourism becoming the norm.
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All Supercar Blondie contributors undergo editorial review and fact-checking to ensure accuracy and authority in automotive journalism. After gaining her BA Hons in French and English at the University of Nottingham, Amelia embarked on a vocational diploma from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). This led to numerous opportunities, from interning at Vogue to being on the small team that launched Women’s Health magazine in the UK, which was named the PPA Consumer magazine of the year for three years running. As Health, Beauty and Fitness editor, Amelia personally received a Johnson & Johnson Award and was shortlisted for both PPA and BSME titles. Since then, Amelia has created content for numerous titles and brands, including the Telegraph, 111 Skin, Waitrose, Red magazine, Stylist, and Elle, as well as being Head of Content at Vitality and Editor in Chief at INLondon magazine. “My superpower is translating technical jargon about the mechanical workings of a supercar into a relatable story you’ll want to share with your friends after you’ve read it.” After joining the SB Media family as a senior journalist in September of 2023, Amelia’s role has evolved to see her heading up the SEO output of the editorial team. From researching the most ‘Google-able’ key terms to producing evergreen content - it’s been a time of hard work, growth, and success for the editorial team and the Supercar Blondie website. “I like to think of myself as a ‘method journalist’. In other words: I live and breathe whatever I am writing about. When writing about fitness, I trained as a personal trainer, and as a beauty editor, I completed an ‘expert’ in scent diploma with the Fragrance Foundation. “During my tenure at Supercar Blondie, however, I did something I never thought possible: I passed my driving test at the age of 36. One day I’d love to train as a mechanic to better understand what happens under the hood, too. “My sweet spot is providing readers with a ‘takeaway’ (read: something new they didn’t know before) after reading every one of my stories. While I don’t claim to be an expert in the automotive world, I know the experts and bodies in the field to rely on to provide our readers with an informative and thought-provoking story every time they visit the site.”