lost one of its more historic Falcon 9 boosters yesterday. Despite being locked down on a drone ship, it tipped over and broke in heavy seas. Among its 19 flights was the first commercial crew flight.

The image is from NASASpaceflight's @julia_bergeron on Zombie Twitter.

In its memory, I offer the US Navy Band playing "Taps."

youtube.com/watch?v=WChTqYlDjt

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Here is NASASpaceflight.com's ten-minute video on the loss of the Falcon 9 booster and its history.

youtube.com/watch?v=IcgW7cOOoM

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