SpaceX Attempts Rocket Landing at Sea

An unmanned SpaceX booster rocket propelled a cargo capsule containing 2,300 kilograms of food, experiments and other items to the International Space Station Saturday. As the rocket continued to the ISS, the booster failed in an unprecedented attempt to land upright on a platform in the Atlantic Ocean.   The California-based company led by billionaire Elon Musk said on his Twitter account about an hour after takeoff the booster rocket landed hard.  He described the landing...

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