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VideoSpaceX aims for another rocket landing experiment Sunday
Keeping with its mantra of fly, fix and fly again, SpaceX says it has resolved a valve problem that kept one of its Falcon 9 boosters from successfully touching down on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean in April, ahead of another landing attempt after a launch from Cape Canaveral set for Sunday.
VideoThrottle valve blamed for Falcon 9’s unsuccessful landing
SpaceX engineers have narrowed the cause of last week's unsuccessful landing of a Falcon 9 rocket booster on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean on a commanding issue with an engine throttle valve, according to Elon Musk, the company's founder and chief executive.
Photos: SpaceX’s debris-strewn landing barge back in port
Returning to port late Thursday under the cover of darkness, SpaceX's rocket recovery platform has moored at a dock in Jacksonville, Florida, for unloading of charred debris from Tuesday's crash landing of a Falcon 9 booster.
VideoNew, longer video hits Internet and shows Falcon’s landing demise
New video released from SpaceX on Wednesday shows a longer sequence of events during the failed landing reusability attempt on Tuesday.
Video: SpaceX rocket booster crash lands on barge
A Falcon 9 rocket booster -- under the power of a single Merlin 1D engine -- descends toward a specially-outfitted ocean landing platform off Florida's East Coast on Tuesday in a brief video clip released by SpaceX.
Images from Falcon 9’s launch and landing
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket took off from Cape Canaveral on Tuesday, powering a commercial Dragon cargo ship into orbit while trying a dicey descent maneuver to return to landing on a ship in the Atlantic Ocean. SpaceX says the booster touched down hard and tipped over after landing.
SpaceX drone ship in position for daring rocket landing
Buoyed by lessons from past attempts and a forecast for calm seas, SpaceX engineers expect a good shot at landing a Falcon 9 booster on a stationary platform in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday after liftoff from Cape Canaveral.
SpaceX leases property for landing pads at Cape Canaveral, Vandenberg
SpaceX plans to set up landing pads on abandoned launch sites at Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg Air Force Base in a step toward the company's vision for eventual recovery and reuse of rocket boosters.
ESA re-entry vehicle could pave way for reusable launcher
European engineers are eager to test an experimental re-entry demonstrator Wednesday to validate technologies for future robotic exploration probes, winged space planes, and reusable rocket boosters.
New challenges await SpaceX’s next rocket landing attempt
A rocket recovery team positioned off Florida's East Coast is standing by for liftoff Sunday of a Falcon 9 launcher with a space weather satellite, but the demanding trajectory of the flight adds more unknowns to the company's dicey endeavor to land the booster on a ship at sea.