A SpaceX rocket is expected to lift off from Cape Canaveral, Florida tonight. The Falcon 9 will be carrying NOAA’s $340 million Deep Space Climate Observatory, a satellite that will detect solar storms and provide warnings to forecasters. And if all goes as planned the Falcon 9 booster rocket will return to earth and land on a floating platform in the Atlantic. SpaceX is hoping to reuse the Falcon 9 boosters in later flights. Here’s a look back at some of SpaceX's other important launches.
Five of the Most Important (and Awesome) SpaceX Launches
In honor of SpaceX's potentially historic rocket launch tonight, here are some of the companies most important launches.
Feb 10, 2015