Falcon 9 launched early Monday morning
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - UPDATE (7:16 a.m.): Falcon 9 has successfully launched.
Several minutes into its flight, the first stage booster -- with its job done -- aimed for a touchdown at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. SpaceX strives to return most of its first-stage boosters for reuse.
This was the fourth SpaceX booster landing at Cape Canaveral, even more have landed on an ocean platform.
UPDATE (6:50 a.m.): SpaceX has tweeted that the launch is a go and now set for 7:15 a.m.
Aerospace company SpaceX plans to launch their Falcon 9 rocket early Monday morning.
Falcon 9 was previously set to launch early Sunday morning, but the launch was scrubbed due to a sensor issue in the first stage booster.
The rocket will send one of its launch vehicles into space from the Space Coast and will carry a spy satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office.
This launch is also the first time SpaceX is doing business with the U.S. Department of Defense.