On Monday, Elon Musk’s SpaceX had the biggest rocket launch and landing in history: After shooting one of its Falcon 9 rockets (shown below) into space, SpaceX then turned part of the rocket, called the first stage, around for an epic rocket landing at its Landing Zone 1.
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SpaceX successfully lands its Falcon 9 rocket after orbital launch
Even though it could likely be reused, Musk said the Falcon 9 that flew on Monday won’t be used again. The mission’s primary objective was to deploy 11 small satellites into low orbit.
“The Falcon has landed”, a commentator said above the screams and cheers of people gathered at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California.
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The video of the massive SpaceX rocket landing safely back on Earth was like the take-off, but in reverse.
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The discrepancy could not immediately be reconciled but it is not unusual in the aftermath of large disasters. The injured had been transferred to private and general hospitals in the area, it added.
This success came at an important time for SpaceX, as their last attempted spaceflight on June 28 ended prematurely when the rocket unexpectedly exploded during launch. “I can’t quite believe it”.
“No-one has ever brought a booster, an orbital-class booster, back intact”. While other rockets have successfully landed before, this is the first time one returned from space. The Dragon 9’s first stage is also about roughly twice as long as New Shepard, which makes it harder to control on landing. It best summarizes the spat with one sequence: Musk perched on a Tesla Model S and Bezos surfing atop an Amazon delivery drone, both (hopefully) hurtling toward an equally fiery-and entertaining-crash. The SpaceX booster was more powerful and flying faster in order to put satellites into orbit. Satellite companies are developing new technologies that would expand their reach and capabilities. In May, SpaceX was certified by the Air Force to compete for military launches with United Launch Alliance LLC, a joint venture of Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. The reinforced concrete provides a stable surface, unlike the barges used for the initial attempts, primarily for increased safety. A snapped strut in the upper stage was to blame.
That transparency stands in stark contrast to another billionaire-backed rocket company’s reusable rocket test earlier this year.
The disaster cost NASA and taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, including the loss of supplies and equipment valued at $110 million.
In an interview with Ars Technica, Eric Stallmer, president of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation, an advocate of commercial human spaceflight, said the successful landing upon reentry will have broad implications for the space flight industry. This time, Musk opted for a true land landing.
“It makes all the difference in the world – absolutely fundamental”, Musk said in a teleconference after Monday night’s launch and landing.
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Mr Musk has said the ability to return its rockets to Earth so they can be reused and reflown would hugely reduce his company’s operational costs in the growing but highly competitive private space launch industry. In the meantime, he’s working to transform the SpaceX Dragon capsules from cargo ships into real spaceships for crews traveling to and from the orbiting station. Its Mars Orbiter Mission cost just $74 million, less than a tenth of NASA’s Mars mission. “That’s what all this is about”.
