SpaceX is due to launch their latest mission, CRS-6, this afternoon at 4:33pm EDT. A live stream of the launch is scheduled to begin at 4:15 EDT.
CRS-6 includes a Dragon space capsule to resupply the International Space Station. More exciting, though (yes, we’ve already moved past Dragon docking with the ISS as exciting) is that the Falcon 9’s first stage booster is going to attempt a controlled descent and touchdown on what SpaceX describes as “an autonomous spaceport drone ship” in the Atlantic about nine minutes after launch – so don’t shut off that webcast once the rocket clears the tower. The first attempt to landing the Falcon 9 stage one on a barge ended badly when the rocket exploded on contact with the barge. A second attempt was scrubbed due to bad weather, but the company is hopeful today’s recovery will go well and provide the foundation for a future for reusable rockets.
Rob Huddleston
Rob, GeekDad's Gaming Editor, is a technical writer for Google (provided by HCL). He is alo college professor teaching design, programming and 3D printing, watches a ridiculous number of movies, plays as many board games as he can, and loves history, from the medieval period to the technological age. He's also the Umpire-in-Chief for his local Little League, and is a Little League Certified Tournament Umpire. His kids are a 20 year old college junior and a 16 year old high school senior. (Although there's a good chance that they're older now and this just hasn't been updated.)
