article_snippet.sent: The maneuver was attempted following the launch of Rocket a few minutes earlier from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
article_snippet.sent: Soon after the launch, billionaire SpaceX founder, Elon Musk, tweeted: 'Ascent successful.
article_snippet.sent: The rocket was was due to take off yesterday, but launch was  scrubbed due to bad weather.
article_snippet.sent: the first-stage booster was programmed, following separation 2.5 minutes after liftoff, to flip around and fly to the platform dubbed 'Just Read the Instructions' in the Atlantic ocean .
article_snippet.sent: the first-stage booster was programmed, following separation 2.5 minutes after liftoff, to flip around and fly to the platform dubbed 'Just Read the Instructions.'
article_snippet.sent: At liftoff time, the rocket was soaring over Australia.
article_snippet.sent: The launch sequence as it happened.
article_snippet.sent: All stages of the launch went to plan, except for the landing of the lower part of the rocket. 
article_snippet.sent: The images show the rocket approaching the barge following last month's attempt.
article_snippet.sent: While the booster landing didn't go to plane, the launch was successful.
article_snippet.sent: the launch took place at 4.10 ET from Florida under perfect conditions, after a attempt had to be scrubbed on Monday due to lightning .