The ORBCOMM-2 Mission carried 11 satellites into low-earth orbit.
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Iranian Vessel Conducts ‘Highly Provocative’ Missile Test Near US Warships
The official said the rockets were fired on December 26 from an Iranian navy “fast inshore attack craft” that was in Omani waters. Truman aircraft carrier and the USS Bulkeley destroyer – were in the area, along with a French frigate, said Cmdr.
SpaceX commentators described the launching and return – the initial time an orbital rocket successfully reached a restricted landing on Earth – as “very exciting”.
“Affluenza” Teen, Mother, Will Be Returned To Texas
He noted that authorities have no evidence that Couch’s father, who owns a sheet metal factory in North Texas, was involved. Couch could be held in a juvenile facility until April if his probation is revoked, not 10 years in prison.
Before this year, rockets boosters were incredibly expensive feats of engineering that became incredibly expensive garbage as soon as they served their function.
George Lucas: I’m too old to make more Star Wars movies
But in his statement on Thursday, Lucas spoke glowingly of the company that acquired his franchise, as well as its CEO, Bob Iger. Stars Wars creator George Lucas has criticised the “retro” tone of the latest episode of the space saga. “These are my kids”.
SpaceX and Elon Musk had just set new milestone for the space industry. Previous attempts, all unsuccessful, were attempted on floating landing pads.
When everything then looked like a go Sunday, Musk tweeted that he had chose to wait one day when the conditions for landing the rocket looked 10 percent better.
In Silicon Valley’s race to space, Elon Musk is back on top.
The landing paves the way for potentially reusing rockets for space launches, which SpaceX and other companies hope will dramatically reduce the cost of gaining access to space. The SpaceX launch and landing this week was a much trickier accomplishment, and marks the first time a rocket has been safely landed after delivering a payload into orbit.
Rival company Blue Origin, a space startup founded by Amazon.com (AMZN.O) Chief Executive Jeff Bezos, nailed a similar return rocket landing test last month.
Video images on SpaceX s webcast showed the first stage of the rocket touching down at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The touchdown was a secondary objective for SpaceX. It aims to resume supply missions to the space station in February.
Monday’s event is the first launch of the Falcon 9 rocket since a failed mission to the International Space Station in June.
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“SpaceX is further planning two launches next month, including a commercial satellite and an ocean science satellite for NASA”.
