An Anonymous Coward writes:
Sunday morning SpaceX began livestreaming today's rocket launch, offering YouTube links for
a "full hosted webcast" [youtube.com] plus a second link for video of
the rocket, launch countdown audio and telemetry [youtube.com]. Elon Musk's commercial space transport company will be deploying a Jason-3 earth-observation satellite for NASA. But more importantly, they'll then attempt to land that rocket back on a floating barge at sea so it can be re-used for later missions,
described [businessinsider.com] as "a game-changing feat that would usher in a new era of cheap commercial spaceflight powered by reusable rockets." SpaceX has
posted spectacular footage of two fiery [thenewstack.io]
crashes [youtube.com]from previous attempts -- as well as
their last successful landing [youtube.com] on December 21, which has heightened interest in the outcome of today's mission.
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