SpaceX’s Rocket Recovery Attempt Thwarted By Humanity’s Oldest Enemy: The Sea

Published February 11, 2015

autonomous_spaceport_drone_ship We are fairly proud of our mastery of nature, but occasionally it can remind us that no matter how many billions, nor how many autonomous drone cargo ships we throw at it, it can still thwart our great designs. SpaceX is still aiming to launch DSCOVR, an observatory satellite, later today, but the first-stage rocket recovery attempt that was planned along with that mission has been sadly… Read More