SpaceX launched/landed 1st reused booster today. Big day for SpaceX. First flight of a previously flown 1st stage booster. AND THEY NAILED IT!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsZSXav4wI8 6:27 p.m. EDT (2227 GMT) Thursday Webcast... http://www.spacex.com/webcast SES-10 5300 kg 11,700 lbs The satellite... https://www.ses.com/network/satellites/363 Details... https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/03/29/spacex-ready-to-put-rocket-reuse-vision-to-the-test/ http://media.vanityfair.com/photos/...ster/w_1920,c_limit/elon-musk-AI-04-17-01.jpg :thumbup:
Huh? That's what SpaceX is all about. Reusability. Bringing down the insane costs of getting "stuff" into space is literally the most important part of Humans becoming multi-planetary. The 1st stage of is around 70% of the cost of a rocket launch. http://www.spacex.com/news/2013/03/31/reusability-key-making-human-life-multi-planetary
Lol Kinda the whole point of Space X really. Would be interesting to know how much it cost to QC and reset these multi use boosters between uses. If only to see what the true cost saving is.
Watched this live a little while ago! Great achievement for SpaceX and space industry as a whole. Looking forward to more from them this year!
Space waste is an important problem to solve; not just for cost reasons, but because low earth orbit is full of debris from satellite launches and stuff from decades ago.
So true. I know SpaceX and some other companies are doing their part to help reduce space debris. SpaceX does not use explosive bolts to detach stages and such. Explosives= debris Its all mechanical stuff, hydraulics, cold gas actuator systems, electric latches etc. SpaceX "De-orbits" The second stage after payload release so that isn't orbiting for years or more. Many satellite makers deorbit their satellites at the end of their life also. Still lots of old stuff up there. Other countries still leaving lots of new crap in space every time they launch. Hell, the US still leaves some debris. But were working on it. http://www.aerospace.org/crosslinkm...ean-space-disposal-and-active-debris-removal/