SpaceX test flight: can a rocket be landed back on Earth?

Mission will be like 'trying to balance a rubber broomstick on your hand in the middle of a wind storm'

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A groundbreaking rocket launch by private space exploration company SpaceX and Nasa has been postponed until Friday, due to a last-minute fault.

Falcon 9 will be carrying vital cargo to the International Space Station (ISS), but scientists are also hoping to make a historic rocket landing when the mission returns to Earth, which could have huge impacts for commercial space travel.

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