SpaceX rocket to launch climate satellite, re-try ocean landing
Sunday, January 17, 2016 - 14:00
in Astronomy & Space
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is poised to launch from California on Sunday to put a key climate-monitoring satellite into orbit, then turn around and attempt to land on a platform in the ocean. Liftoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base is scheduled for 10:42 a.m. PT.