SpaceX Attempts Falcon 9 Rocket Recycling Test: Live Updates

The SpaceX Dragon is set to splash down in the Pacific Ocean, while Elon Musk and his team also attempt to land a rocket on a barge.

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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.

by Alyssa Newcomb 2/10/2015 8:10:45 PM
by Alyssa Newcomb 2/10/2015 8:11:59 PM
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."

by Alyssa Newcomb 2/10/2015 8:12:37 PM
#DSCOVR targeting liftoff @ 6:05pm ET. 1st deep space mission for SpaceX & #Falcon9. spacex.com/webcast http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B9gouBNCQAA_60-.jpg

by SpaceX via twitter 2/10/2015 8:38:51 PM
DSCOVR, the climate satellite scheduled to be launched in less than an hour, is about the size of a refrigerator.

by Alyssa Newcomb 2/10/2015 10:30:01 PM
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.

by Alyssa Newcomb 2/10/2015 10:41:54 PM
We're now one minute away from the "do we or don't we launch today" poll.

by Alyssa Newcomb 2/10/2015 10:53:22 PM
It's a no go for today due to upper level winds. SpaceX will try again tomorrow -- the launch is officially scrubbed.

by Alyssa Newcomb 2/10/2015 10:54:44 PM
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.

by Alyssa Newcomb 2/10/2015 10:58:53 PM