BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — SpaceX crews are preparing to launch a Falcon 9 rocket Friday night from Florida’s Space Coast.
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The launch is set for 8:04 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
SpaceX officials said the launch will be in support of the RRT-1 mission.
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SpaceX said this will be the fourth flight for the first-stage booster supporting the mission, which previously launched Crew-9 and two Starlink missions.
After launching from Florida, SpaceX will attempt to land the booster on its A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.
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If the mission is delayed, SpaceX could try again to launch the rocket Saturday at 7:59 p.m.
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