PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. — A SpaceX Falcon 9 booster that landed in the ocean after Wednesday's rocket launch is back on dry land.

  • SpaceX booster that landed in ocean tugged back to shore
  • Rocket blasted off 2 days ago from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
  • Elon Musk says booster rocket was still transmitting data
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Crews towed the floating booster to shore Friday, two days after blasting off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

The company attempted to land the booster on a landing pad on the ground after launch, but a mechanical glitch forced SpaceX to land it just out to sea.

Soon after, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet that it was not damaged and was still transmitting data.

The launch itself went off without a hitch, blasting off right as the launch window opened at 1:15 p.m. ET. On board was a Dragon capsule full of 5,600 pounds of supplies, on its way to the International Space Station.

The ISS is expected to capture the cargo capsule Saturday morning.