Titel : SpaceX to Try Again to Send Docking Ring to Space Station
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SpaceX to Try Again to Send Docking Ring to Space Station
Under a bright moonlit sky, SpaceX is set to launch its Falcon 9 rocket laden with supplies for the International Space Station early Monday.
The launch is scheduled for 4:45 a.m. UTC from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
Among its cargo, the rocket will be carrying one of two docking rings to the International Space Station, a crucial step in enabling U.S. commercial space taxis to ferry astronauts to the orbiting lab.
After the metal docking ring attaches to a berthing port on the station, it will serve as a parking space for commercial spaceships under development by SpaceX and Boeing. The manned craft are scheduled to begin test flights next year.
Last year, a SpaceX rocket carrying one of these rings broke apart shortly after liftoff.
About 2.5 minutes after Monday's liftoff, the rocket's main section will separate, turn around and attempt to land on the ground a few miles from the launch site.
SpaceX has pulled off vertical landings of leftover boosters four times since December. The company hopes to launch its first recycled rocket later this year.
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