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The launch of a rocket that could have "revolutionised access to space" has been called off with just over one minute remaining.
SpaceX, a private aerospace company, wanted to try and land a rocket on a platform in the ocean as part of its efforts to make the craft reusable.
The company's Falcon 9 rocket was set to carry its Dragon cargo spacecraft into the sky, heading for a supply mission to the International Space Station.
After detaching, the rocket was then expected try to land on a barge off the coast of Florida, something which has never been done before.
Officials said the problem was with the motors needed for second-stage rocket thrust steering.
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Gallery: SpaceX's Reusable Rocket
SpaceX, a private aerospace company, wanted to try and land a Falcon 9 rocket on a platform in the ocean as part of its efforts to make the craft reusable
SpaceX founder Elon Musk said being able to use rockets again would cut the cost of space travel
The launch at Cape Canaveral in Florida was aborted at the last minute
The autonomous spaceport drone ship, a landing platform the rocket may attempt to land on
If controllers had not cancelled the launch, computers would have done so closer to flight time, according to NASA launch commentator George Diller.
The earliest SpaceX can try again is on Friday morning, provided the issue is resolved.
SpaceX said before the expected launch at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida that the test is the first of many designed to deliver a fully reusable rocket.
The company's founder, Elon Musk, says recovering and reusing rockets could speed up launches and reduce costs.
He said: "If one can figure out how to effectively reuse rockets just like airplanes, the cost of access to space will be reduced by as much as a factor of a hundred.
"A fully reusable vehicle has never been done before.
"That really is the fundamental breakthrough needed to revolutionise access to space."
SpaceX said on its website that stabilising the rocket for re-entry is "like trying to balance a rubber broomstick on your hand in the middle of a wind storm".
The Dragon capsule contains more than 5,000 pounds (2,200 kilograms) of supplies and experiments ordered by NASA.
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The launch of a rocket that could have "revolutionised access to space" has been called off with just over one minute remaining.
SpaceX, a private aerospace company, wanted to try and land a rocket on a platform in the ocean as part of its efforts to make the craft reusable.
The company's Falcon 9 rocket was set to carry its Dragon cargo spacecraft into the sky, heading for a supply mission to the International Space Station.
After detaching, the rocket was then expected try to land on a barge off the coast of Florida, something which has never been done before.
Officials said the problem was with the motors needed for second-stage rocket thrust steering.
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Gallery: SpaceX's Reusable Rocket
SpaceX, a private aerospace company, wanted to try and land a Falcon 9 rocket on a platform in the ocean as part of its efforts to make the craft reusable
SpaceX founder Elon Musk said being able to use rockets again would cut the cost of space travel
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The launch at Cape Canaveral in Florida was aborted at the last minute
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The autonomous spaceport drone ship, a landing platform the rocket may attempt to land on
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If controllers had not cancelled the launch, computers would have done so closer to flight time, according to NASA launch commentator George Diller.
The earliest SpaceX can try again is on Friday morning, provided the issue is resolved.
SpaceX said before the expected launch at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida that the test is the first of many designed to deliver a fully reusable rocket.
The company's founder, Elon Musk, says recovering and reusing rockets could speed up launches and reduce costs.
He said: "If one can figure out how to effectively reuse rockets just like airplanes, the cost of access to space will be reduced by as much as a factor of a hundred.
"A fully reusable vehicle has never been done before.
"That really is the fundamental breakthrough needed to revolutionise access to space."
SpaceX said on its website that stabilising the rocket for re-entry is "like trying to balance a rubber broomstick on your hand in the middle of a wind storm".
The Dragon capsule contains more than 5,000 pounds (2,200 kilograms) of supplies and experiments ordered by NASA.
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