After a planned launch of space station supplies next week, the first stage of a SpaceX rocket will perform a high-speed U-turn above the atmosphere, fire its engines and fly back to Cape Canaveral.
The booster's landing attempt minutes after liftoff will be the latest in CEO Elon Musk’s quest to develop reusable rockets, a breakthrough he sees as revolutionary for spaceflight and essential to one day colonizing Mars.
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