SpaceX is about to attempt something brand-new in space exploration — a controlled landing of one of its rockets to allow it to be used again. And you can watch it all online here.
At 6:20 a.m. EST Tuesday, SpaceX will launch one of its Falcon 9 rocket ships into space to accomplish the company’s fifth unmanned resupply mission to the International Space Station. While the mission itself is routine, the Falcon 9’s return to Earth will not be. Rather than crash-land into the ocean like most rockets, SpaceX hopes to guide the 14-story-tall, first stage of the Falcon 9 to a soft landing aboard a platform in the Atlantic Ocean.
If SpaceX makes this rocketry trick shot, it’ll be a huge step toward the company’s ultimate goal of making space travel less expensive through the use of reusable rockets. You can watch the historic attempt via the live webcast ...
