SpaceX had not previously attempted to land a rocket on land, and it marked the firm’s first successful attempt to recover a rocket from an orbital flight.
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“The Falcon 9 rocket we are about to launch has higher performance than the prior version due mostly to increased boost thrust, deep cryo oxidizer and a much larger upper stage engine bell”. 10 minutes later the first stage successfully landed vertically back at the Cape in a historic first time feat.
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On the SpaceX webcast, one person said it was like “launching a pencil over the Empire State Building, having it reverse, come back down, and land on a shoebox on the ground during a windstorm”.
The Falcon 9 rocket’s landing marks the company’s return to flight after half a year with an upgraded design that worked to perfection. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket reportedly costs about $55 million to build.
The mission’s primary objective was to deploy 11 small satellites into low orbit.
At 8:29 on Monday night, a SpaceX rocket lifted off from Earth.
Landing a booster isn’t just a fancy trick for billionaire Mr. Musk.
The private space enterprise, headed by entrepreneur Elon Musk, has been trying to build a reusable rocket in an effort to cut space travel costs.
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The Jeff Bezos-led Blue Origin was a close contender for the honor, but, as Space.com pointed out, its New Shepard booster landed last month during a suborbital test. So the glory goes to SpaceX and founder Elon Musk. Even though it could likely be reused, Musk said the Falcon 9 that flew on Monday won’t be used again.
