SpaceX is gearing up for its next big launch. According to a tweet from Elon Musk, SpaceX's drone spaceport ship has left the dock and headed to its hold position in the Atlantic Ocean. Tomorrow, the company will launch its Falcon 9 rocket and attempt to land it on the 30,000 square-foot ship, with engineers attempting a landing accuracy of 10 meters on each side. SpaceX is the first company to attempt a rocket landing of this scope, although it has never successfully carried one out. In August, a Falcon 9 exploded in mid-air during a similar test flight over MacGregor, Texas.
Drone spaceport ship heads to its hold position in the Atlantic to prepare for a rocket landing http://ift.tt/1Dqmn42
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 5,... via The Verge - All Posts http://ift.tt/1xy1EdS
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