SpaceX attempts to launch satellite into orbit, land another rocket

SpaceX will attempt to launch another rocket into space Friday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

The private spacecraft company will then try to land the rocket at sea for the third time in two months.

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The Falcon 9 rocket will be sending communication satellite Thaicom 8 into a distant orbit. The extra-long trip means the rocket will be travelling at a faster speed towards earth when it attempts to land on one of SpaceX’s spaceport drone ships.

SpaceX pulled off a similar landing earlier in the month after delivering a Japanese communications satellite into orbit. In April, a FalconX also stuck its first successful landing on a sea platform after delivering cargo to the International Space Station.

SpaceX founder and chief executive Elon Musk has said that developing reusable rockets is key to saving launch costs and making space travel more accessible.