Watch SpaceX try to land a Falcon 9 rocket on a floating barge
This afternoon, SpaceX will send a Falcon 9 rocket to space that will deliver cargo to the International Space Station, including an espresso machine specially designed to work in space. Questionable weather has the launch at a 60 percent chance of happening, which is scheduled for 4:33PM ET. But today’s launch is important for another reason: It will also be the third test of the company’s modified reusable rocket.
This is the third launch of the reusable Falcon 9
SpaceX’s plan is to use four fins to stabilize the rocket, which measures 70 feet wide with the landing legs extended. The rocket will then lower itself onto the 300-by-100-foot autonomous barge, which is already in the ocean east of Cape Canaveral.
The first two attempts…
Source:: The Verge
