SpaceX delivers to the International Space Stations but the Falcon 9 rocket doesn’t deliver its landing on a floating landing pad.

Rocket made it to drone spaceport ship, but landed hard. Close, but no cigar this time. Bodes well for the future tho.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 10, 2015

What about that cool video of the rocket trying but failing to smoothly back into its parking spot?  

Didn’t get good landing/impact video. Pitch dark and foggy. Will piece it together from telemetry and … actual pieces.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 10, 2015

But SpaceX is at least helping the US reduce dependence on expensive Russian launches to get goods to the ISS.