It was fourth time's the charm today as NOAA's Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida at 6:05 pm EST. The launch went without incident, placing the unmanned solar weather station into a parking orbit, but rough weather in the recovery area meant that the planned power landing attempt of the Falcon 9 booster had to be abandoned. .. Continue Reading DSCOVR launch successful, but Falcon 9 landing scrubbed
Section: Space
Tags: DSCOVR, Elon Musk, Falcon, Launch, NASA, NOAA, Spacecraft, SpaceX, Unmanned,US Air Force
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