Summary SpaceX, the California-based company, is aiming for launch and landing within minutes of each other.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.: (AP) - SpaceX, the California-based company led by billionaire Elon Musk, is aiming for both a launch and landing within minutes of each other Sunday.
The company is set to launch an unmanned Falcon 9 rocket at sunset from Cape Canaveral, Florida. On board is the Deep Space Climate Observatory, which will head to a destination 1 million miles away. It s designed to monitor solar outbursts that could disrupt life here on Earth. NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Air Force have teamed up for the $340-million mission.
As soon as the main booster completes its lifting job, it will attempt to fly to a platform floating nearly 400 miles off the Florida coast. It will be the second such landing test for SpaceX. Last month s effort ended in flames.
