![]() ![]() SpaceX is playing down the chances that it will manage to land its rocket successfully, given that it's the company's first attempt at a precision landing. If all goes well, the barge pictured above will be waiting to receive it. This launch will see the addition of some retractable fins to help keep the Falcon vertical during its plunge through the atmosphere. Over the last several launches from Florida, the company's had the Falcon 9 booster turn around after Dragon separated, and then later perform a controlled plunge through the atmosphere. The current plan is to send the Dragon supply capsule to space at 4:45am ET Saturday morning.īut it's what will happen after Dragon is on its way that is attracting the most attention. The last attempt at the launch, which took place three days ago, was scrubbed due to some faulty hardware readings that would have aborted things if controllers hadn't decided to first. When it happens, the Falcon 9 flight will be the company's fifth official resupply mission to the ISS, a role that has become a bit more significant given that Orbital Sciences is temporarily out of the launch business. The launch will also send a Dragon capsule with supplies to the International Space Station. After two scrubbed launches, SpaceX will try again early Saturday (local time) to launch a rocket into space and have it touch down safely afterwards. ![]()
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