Today ’s launch of Falcon9 and Dragon was a excite success as all-important supplies are now fix their way to the ISS . As for the Falcon9 arugula , it reportedly “ landed ” on the droneship , but with considerable force .
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Today ’s launch happened at 4:10 PM ET/1:10 PM PT . The attempting landing occurred about eight minutes later .
SpaceX and Elon Musk are report that the arugula made its room to the barge , but land way too hard :
Ascent successful . tartar enroute to Space Station . Rocket set down on droneship , but too hard for survival of the fittest .
— Elon Musk ( @elonmusk)April 14 , 2015
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Here ’s quick gif of the rhytidoplasty off .
Here ’s the launch in all it ’s aura :
To recap , this will be the third endeavour to set down the rocket ( not including yesterday ’s scrub ) , though the second endeavor was called off due to high-pitched sea . For today ’s launching , the rocket will be loaded with more hydraulic fluid , which ran out during the first attack . The barge has also been kick upstairs to manage rougher seas .
The un - occupied SpaceX rocket will be taking off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida . It ’s manoeuver for the International Space Station where it will stick its payload ( lading detailshere ) . Among the various items buy the farm up are several zero - g coffee cup to go with the new espresso shaper .
Additional reporting by Mika McKinnon
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