The unmanned Falcon 9 rocket launched by SpaceX on a cargo resupply service mission to the International Space Station lifts off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, Jan. 10, 2015. (Photo : Reuters)
SpaceX will yet again attempt another breakthrough rocket landing on June 28, Sunday where this landing attempt will occur after the launch of one of the Falcon 9 rockets from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida at 9:21 A.M. EDT.
NASA TV will begin live streaming the event starting at 8 A.M. EDT where the space agency will offer real time coverage of the launch.
The Falcon 9 rocket is carrying a payload of cargo resupply aboard the Dragon capsule with over 4,000 pounds of food, water and scientific equipment for the crew at the orbiting space lab, the International Space Station.
One of the science experiments included in the cargo resupply capsule involves equipment for observing meteors entering the Earth's atmosphere.
When the Falcon 9 rocket launches the Dragon capsule into lower Earth orbit, SpaceX will again attempt the first of its kind, using GPS tracking to re-use its booster rockets and re-enter into Earth's atmosphere, landing on a floating barge on the Atlantic ocean, some miles offshore Florida.
SpaceX may revolutionize rocket launch history by re-using re-flown rockets for multiple launches if the Falcon 9 lands safely on the floating platform. If the rocket is successful, it can be used for another launch which will mark the first time that any rocket will be recovered for reuse.
SpaceX's idea of fully reusable rockets can herald a new phase in the space race where future, commercial spaceflights will become more cheaper and feasible. This move can also cut down expensive budgets for space launches.
This Sunday will become the third attempt for SpaceX where the private space company will try to retrieve its Falcon 9 rocket from a resupply mission to the ISS.
The first two landing attempts occurred last January and April of this year where both ended in fiery explosions, ripping the rocket apart and burning up the barge in the process. SpaceX have applied necessary adjustments and technology from the previous launches such as hovering in mid touchdown before landing on the barge which can hopefully result in a successful landing on Sunday.
