West To East Coast: SpaceX Ready For Extreme Multitasking

Posted by timothy on Tuesday February 10, 2015 @03:16AM from the all-in-the-same-gang dept.

astroengine writes Breaking new ground is nothing new for SpaceX, but how about launch and landing operations on opposite sides of the country at the same time? A poor weather forecast in Florida prompted SpaceX to pass on a second launch opportunity Monday to put the Deep Space Climate Observatory into orbit. The first launch attempt on Sunday was called off with two minutes to spare because of a glitch with a ground-based radar system needed to track the Falcon 9 rocket in flight. The launch of the spacecraft, nicknamed DSCOVR, is now pegged for 6:05 p.m. EST Tuesday, which overlaps with the return flight of a Dragon cargo ship from the International Space Station.

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Adding to the workload... by mykepredko · 2015-02-10 03:21 · Score: 3, Interesting

AND, they are attempting to recover the first stage of the launch vehicle.
If SpaceX pulls this off, it will be a very impressive performance.
myke

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