SpaceX to resupply ISS for first time since June explosion

SpaceX to resupply ISS for first time since June explosion

PanARMENIAN.Net - SpaceX will get back to restocking the International Space Station with its next cargo resupply mission slated for April 8, NASA confirmed Friday, March 18. The company's Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida on April 8, the Verge said.

This will be the first time that SpaceX resupplies the ISS since the company's last attempted cargo mission in June 2015. That launch ended in failure, when SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket disintegrated a little over two minutes after take off. The accident prompted SpaceX to ground its rocket fleet, but the company returned to flight in December and his since performed three successful launches.

SpaceX will also attempt one of its famous rocket landings shortly after this upcoming launch, according to CEO Elon Musk. The rocket's landing target will be a drone ship at sea again, according to SpaceX, and Musk said there's a "good chance" of sticking the landing this time.

So far, SpaceX has only been able to land its rocket intact on solid ground post-launch, which the company demonstrated in December. Attempts to land the rocket on a drone ship at sea have all ended in explosions. If SpaceX can pull off a successful ocean landing, it means the company can potentially recover and reuse even more of its Falcon 9 rockets throughout the year, the Verge says.

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