SpaceX launched a load of supplies to the International Space Station on Saturday following a pair of unusual power delays.
A Falcon rocket raced into the pre-dawn darkness, carrying a Dragon capsule with 5,500 pounds of goods. This recycled Dragon -- which is making its second space trip -- is due to arrive at the orbiting lab Monday.SpaceX couldn't resist the Star Wars Day connection -- Saturday is May 4.
Minutes after liftoff, SpaceX landed its brand new, first-stage booster on the ocean platform roughly 10 miles off the coast, considerably closer than usual with the sonic booms easily heard at the launch site. The booster should have returned to Cape Canaveral, but SpaceX is still cleaning up from the April 20 accident that destroyed an empty crew Dragon capsule.
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