Falcon 9 landing exposion
A Falcon 9 first stage explodes on the deck of SpaceX's landing ship during an attempted landing Jan. 10. The image was one of several posted on Twitter by company CEO Elon Musk early Jan. 16. Credit: Elon Musk/Twitter

There’s something downright mesmerizing about this six-second video loop SpaceX posted Jan. 16 showing the Falcon 9’s first stage crash land on the company’s  “autonomous spaceport drone ship.”

The brief video shows the stage descending under rocket power at an angle, drifting to one side of the platform before crashing and exploding.

If you can, watch it with the sound turned on. But be advised, it gets loud.

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