Watch SpaceX Fire Off Its Second Flight-Proven Falcon 9

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL––It's been almost three months since SpaceX sent a Falcon 9 roaring on its second flight through the skies off Florida's space coast. On a Thursday in March, the spaceflight company became the first to recover, refurbish, and relaunch an orbital-class rocket. The event marked a watershed moment for an aerospace industry that has been disposing these complex and insanely expensive launch vehicles for over 60 years. Friday, SpaceX will attempt the feat again. SpaceX plans to launch another recovered booster from the history-worn Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center--what CEO Elon Musk calls the'Times Square' of launch pad, thanks to its service during the Apollo and Space Shuttle era.