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SpaceX Scrubs Falcon 9 Launch, Will Try Again Tuesday

CRS-6 sits on the pad. It will deliver supplies to the International Space Station. Photo: SpaceX
CRS-6 sits on the pad. It will deliver supplies to the International Space Station. Photo: SpaceX

SpaceX will try again Tuesday to land a booster rocket on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean.

The daring feat would have been part of a launch that was to deliver 4,000 pounds of cargo to the International Space Station.

But the launch was scrubbed due to weather.

If SpaceX can land its Falcon 9 rocket on the unmanned barge it would revolutionize space flight. That’s because it would dramatically cut costs. Previous attempts have failed.

 

Amy Green covered the environment for WMFE until 2023. Her work included the 2020 podcast DRAINED.