SpaceX has launched and landed another used rocket, saving what could be millions of dollarsDave Mosher
The European satellite operator hailed Thursday's launch as "one step closer to rapid rocket reusability" and "one step closer to faster, easier access to space." "Reusable rockets will not only drive down the launch cost," it said in a statement. "They will also allow a higher launch fr...
When some fellow called Elon Musk pondered the idea all those years ago of launching a rocket, landing it, and flying it again, some folks likely scoffed, while others perhaps choked on their coffee; a few may even have wondered if they should call a doctor. But then Musk went and did...
The fifth and final version of the Falcon 9 rocket has successfullylaunched and landed. The highly anticipated event suffered alast-minute delayon May 10, but just about 24 hours later, the rocket successfully took the skies, carrying Bangladesh’s very first satellite, the Bangabandhu-1. This ...
But there were some beautiful-looking trails in the sky above Los Angeles and San Francisco, left behind by the rocket's launch.升级后的Block 5 猎鹰9号火箭是SpaceX公司大幅降低成本、提高效率的太空飞行计划的一部分。The upgraded Block 5 Falcon 9 is part of SpaceX's plan for vastly cheaper ...
EDT (2300 GMT) Thursday (May 26) to reflect the launch delay. The private spaceflight company SpaceX hopes to land a rocket on a ship at sea for the third time in less than two months on Friday (May 27), and you can watch the exciting spaceflight action live. The landing attempt ...
Landing and refurbishing first-stage boosters are key to SpaceX's plans to decrease launch costs. The company, led by Elon Musk, sells launches on used Falcon 9 first-stage boosters at a discount, compared to the 62-million-U.S.-dollar price of a launch on a new Falcon 9 rocket. ...
SpaceX launched the SES Astra 1P telecom satellite on June 20, and then achieved its 250th landing on a droneship.
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The Falcon 9's first stage separated about 2.5 minutes after launch and will then perform a series of engine burns for an experimental landing on the "Of Course I Still Love You" drone ship, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida coast. ...