--- description: SpaceX released a new video on Thursday of the unsuccessful landing test of the first stage Falcon 9 rocket in April. title: Watch Explosive New Video of SpaceX's Rocket Landing Test image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Explosive New Video of SpaceX's Rocket Landing Test  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 25, 2015 8:05 PM CUT  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 25, 2015 8:05 PM CUT SpaceX on Thursday released new [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcTOTeoaafU "undefined") of an [April landing test](http://time.com/3824325/watch-spacex-rocket-land-slow-motion/ "undefined") of the Falcon 9 rocket that nearly ended in success — until it tipped over and exploded. Unlike [previous footage](http://time.com/3824325/watch-spacex-rocket-land-slow-motion/ "undefined"), this video comes from a tracking camera that followed the first stage Falcon 9, or the part of the rocket that detaches from the cargo vessel bound for the International Space Station, according to SpaceX. A rocket’s first stage normally falls back into the ocean — a harmless but expensive loss. If the Falcon 9 could land successfully, it would mark a huge step towards SpaceX’s goal of more efficient spaceflight. Another landing test is [scheduled](https://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/events/2015/june/launch-falcon9-crs7.aspx "undefined") for June 28 shortly after the Falcon 9 launches at 10:21 a.m. ET from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The event is subject to weather and other delays. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3936565/spacex-falcon-9-landing-video/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3936565/spacex-falcon-9-landing-video/"},"headline":"Watch Explosive New Video of SpaceX's Rocket Landing Test","datePublished":"2015-06-25T20:05:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:05:51.266Z","description":"The April test ended unsuccessfully","url":"https://time.com/3936565/spacex-falcon-9-landing-video/","keywords":["Tech","Space","SpaceX","space travel"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jack Linshi","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/jack-linshi/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3936565/spacex-falcon-9-landing-video/","name":"Watch Explosive New Video of SpaceX's Rocket Landing Test"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"A Year in Space: The Mission","description":"On March 28, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly begins a historic year in Space. Time follows Kelly and his twin brother, Mark, as they work the test the boundaries of long-term space travel.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/gEqrnCPI/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-03-24T14:30:40.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/gEqrnCPI.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3936565/spacex-falcon-9-landing-video/","duration":"PT3M59S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3936565/spacex-falcon-9-landing-video/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```