As if the homecoming of Dragon wasn't enough, SpaceX is also prepping to launch the DSCOVR satellite tonight on one of its Falcon 9 rockets. After the weather satellite (belonging to NASA, NOAA and the U.S. Air Force) is on its way, SpaceX will try to land part of the rocket on a barge off the coast of Florida. The ability to recycle rockets is something Elon Musk has said will make space travel cheaper.
The video below shows what happened last month when SpaceX attempted to land the Falcon 9 rocket after sending Dragon into space. As Elon Musk put it -- "close but no cigar."
DSCOVR, the climate satellite scheduled to be launched in less than an hour, is about the size of a refrigerator.
Weather is still a variable. We'll know 13 minutes before lift off if SpaceX will move forward with the launch today, otherwise the next window is set for around the same time tomorrow.
We're now one minute away from the "do we or don't we launch today" poll.
It's a no go for today due to upper level winds. SpaceX will try again tomorrow -- the launch is officially scrubbed.
That's all for our live blog. Stay with ABC News later tonight for updates as Dragon splashes down in the Pacific Ocean and the vessel is recovered -- along with the thousands of pounds of important science experiments on board.
As if the homecoming of Dragon wasn't enough, SpaceX is also prepping to launch the DSCOVR satellite tonight on one of its Falcon 9 rockets. After the weather satellite (belonging to NASA, NOAA and the U.S. Air Force) is on its way, SpaceX will try to land part of the rocket on a barge off the coast of Florida. The ability to recycle rockets is something Elon Musk has said will make space travel cheaper.
