After failing to land its Falcon 9 rocket at sea twice last year, Elon Musk’s SpaceX is hoping third time’s the charm. The company will attempt to land its vehicle on a floating barge after it blasts off on January 17, reports Reuters. SpaceX will use an older version of the Falcon 9 than the one that successfully landed last month at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Falcon 9 v1.1 doesn’t have as much thrust as the latest version and will also ostensibly require less fuel to land at sea. This mission will see the SpaceX’s vehicle…
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