SpaceX hopes for third time lucky in effort to land rocket on ocean platform
by Reuters in Cape Canaveral, Florida from on (#6ZHA)
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An unmanned SpaceX rocket was poised for launch from Florida on Monday to send a cargo ship to the International Space Station, then turn around and attempt to land on a platform in the ocean, company officials said.
Liftoff of the 208ft (63-metre) tall Falcon 9 rocket, carrying a Dragon capsule, was scheduled for 4.33pm EDT/2033 GMT from Cape Canaveral air force station.
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