Why Does SpaceX Land Rockets on Barges? | Mashable Explains

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SpaceX, the space exploration company dedicated to cost efficient space travel and exploration, loves to land rockets on these tiny barges out in the middle of the ocean.
So given the vast amount of resources that the company has, why not just return those rockets back to land instead of a tiny drone ship out at sea?
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