SpaceX returns to the launch pad, and there are a few things to watch for

Enlarge / This first-stage booster previously landed three times. Can it make four on Wednesday's launch attempt? (credit: SpaceX)

SpaceX has targeted Wednesday afternoon for the next launch of its Falcon 9 rocket from a pad at Kennedy Space Center. This mission will launch the sixth batch of operational Starlink satellites, bringing the company closer to offering initial broadband Internet access to North America.

However, the Starlink-6 launch-set for 3:37pm ET (19:37 UTC)-is notable for reasons beyond the simple extension of the company's Starlink network.

Can they land it?

SpaceX has gotten pretty darn good at landing first stages back on Earth, as they have now done it 50 times. However, the company failed to successfully land the first stage on an autonomous drone ship the last two times it attempted to do so.

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