Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship

SpaceX's Falcon 9 first stage successfully completed a landing on the "A Shortfall of Gravitas" autonomous droneship, demonstrating the reusable rocket technology that is central to SpaceX's mission cost-reduction strategy. This landing represents another successful recovery of the first stage booster, which can be refurbished and reflown on subsequent missions. The "A Shortfall of Gravitas" is one of SpaceX's operational drone ships positioned in the ocean to catch returning rocket boosters.

Source: Elon Musk (X) | 2026-06-29