Enlarge / A Block 5 variant of the Falcon 9 rocket launches in July. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann) On May 11, SpaceX launched the new, optimized-for-reuse Block 5 variant of its Falcon 9 rocket for the first time. Just before the flight, Ars asked company founder Elon Musk how long it would be before we saw […]
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Watch live: Despite iffy weather, SpaceX will try to re-fly a Dragon
Enlarge / The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon spacecraft onboard, is seen at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Saturday. (credit: NASA) Thunderstorms on Thursday scuttled an attempt by SpaceX to make an historic re-flight of its cargo Dragon spacecraft. SpaceX will now try again Saturday. Because of the orbital dynamics […]
Weather scrubs first SpaceX attempt to re-fly a Dragon [Updated]
Enlarge / The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon spacecraft onboard, is seen shortly after being raised vertical at Launch Complex 39A. (credit: NASA) 4:30pm update: Bad weather prevailed. Due to lightning in the vicinity of Kennedy Space Center, which is not permitted within 30 minutes of liftoff, SpaceX scrubbed Thursday’s launch attempt. The […]