Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Watch SpaceX's next attempt to land its Falcon 9 rocket at sea


Yesterday's launch was scrubbed due to the threat of lightning, so SpaceX will attempt to launch its reusable Falcon 9 rocket today at 4:10PM ET. The company faces another coin-flip weather report, with the chance of a "go" launch sitting at 60 percent. When the rocket does get off the ground it will mark the sixth of 12 resupply missions NASA has contracted SpaceX to perform. This round will bring 2 tons of cargo to the International Space Station, including food, scientific instruments, and an espresso machine specially designed to work in space called "ISSpresso." Starting this week, astronauts could get to drink fresh espresso


More importantly, SpaceX is planning to test the company's reusable Falcon 9 (or Falcon 9R) rocket. Instead...


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