SpaceX launches cargo to ISS, rocket ocean landing fails

SpaceX launches cargo to ISS, rocket ocean landing fails
by Staff Writers
Miami (AFP) Jan 10, 2015

SpaceX on Saturday blasted off its Falcon 9 rocket on an historic recycling mission, after propelling the Dragon cargo ship toward the International Space Station.

The rocket launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 4:47 am (0947 GMT) and was to be followed minutes later by an attempt to guide the rocket's first stage down to a controlled landing on a platform in the Atlantic Ocean.

According to a SpaceX update - "the Rocket made it to drone spaceport ship, but landed hard. Close, but no cigar this time. Bodes well for the future though."

After two delays in recent weeks due to rocket problems, Saturday's launch went smoothly.

The cargo ship is carrying more than 5,000 pounds of supplies to the six-member crew of astronauts living in orbit.

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SpaceX to attempt rocket, cargo launch Saturday
Miami (AFP) Jan 8, 2015
SpaceX will try again Saturday to launch its Falcon 9 rocket, propelling the Dragon cargo ship toward the International Space Station and then attempting its first landing on an ocean platform. The landmark bid in the California-based company's mission to make rockets as re-usable as airplanes was delayed at the last minute Tuesday due to a problem with the rocket's second stage. The lau ... read more

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