SpaceX readies again for GPS launch Dec. 22

After multiple delays, SpaceX has once again lifted to vertical position its Falcon 9 rocket in Florida’s Cape Canaveral in hopes of launching a navigation satellite for the U.S. military at 5:55 a.m. Pacific Time, Saturday, Dec. 22.
The launch can be viewed live at the video link below or by visiting SpaceX/webcast.The mission, dubbed GPS III, consists of a global positioning system satellite built by Lockheed Martin Corp. estimated to be worth $500 million. It represents the Hawthorne ro