The 8:29 liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral was its first after the loss of a rocket six months ago that was carrying supplies to the International Space Station. For the latest launch, the rocket stage flew to about 75 kilometers before turning around, leaving the rest of the rocket to deliver a package of satellites into low-Earth orbit.
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Elon Musk, SpaceX’s CEO – one of the billionaires who wants to make rockets reusable so space flight becomes cheaper (there are a few) – tweeted shortly after the successful round-trip, “Welcome back, baby!”. And if all goes well, as it did on Monday, the rocket lands softly and safely back on terra firma.
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“The Falcon has landed”, a commentator said above the screams and cheers of people gathered at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, as images on SpaceX’s webcast showed the first stage of the rocket touching down.
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Watch the replay of the launch and landing at www.spacex.com and read Elon Musk’s background and thoughts on the mission. “It’s a revolutionary moment”, Musk told media after the landing.
The mission, capped by delivery of all 11 satellites to orbit for launch customer ORBCOMM, unfolded in just over 30 minutes.
Musk was at the launch site in Florida where he said the rocket appeared to be failing in its landing, leading to a potential explosion.
It’s kind of like a big deal what SpaceX has accomplished with the Falcon 9 Rocket. Up until now, the first stage of rockets disintegrated and landed into the ocean. But the rocket will be fired up and tested on the ground to ensure that it technically would work in the event of a second launch.
The company has previously attempted the feat three times, coming close to landing on a bull’s-eye on a floating barge.
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Their goal is to recycle the first stage, including its expensive engines, so it can be used repeatedly, lowering the cost of space travel.
