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SpaceX Commemorates Successful Falcon 9 Launch Reusing Rocket, Plans for Falcon Heavy Launch this Summer

Paul Balo by Paul Balo
April 2, 2017
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On a vibrant Thursday, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket made history, soaring skywards to dispatch the SES-10 communications satellite from the venerable Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Station in Florida. The launch wasn’t just about the spectacle of an awe-inspiring takeoff but represented a significant technological milestone as it was the first time SpaceX reused a rocket – a truly groundbreaking feat set to drastically diminish the expense of future space explorations.

Barely a year ago, a similar wave of excitement surged across the globe as SpaceX’s Dragon booster, laden with an impressive 7,000 pounds of cargo, embarked on a rendezvous with the International Space Station.

On this particular occasion, the rocket booster, though not aligning completely at the center, was successful in landing on a platform, efficiently avoiding an Atlantic Ocean drenching. This flawless landing has significantly bolstered SpaceX’s confidence in the notion of regular recovery of rockets, an optimisation that promises to curtail launch costs substantially.

Indeed, Thursday was a cause for celebration for the team at SpaceX. The Falcon 9 rocket’s perfect touchdown on an Atlantic ocean platform left SpaceX’s founder and CEO, Elon Musk, virtually speechless.

Plowing forward from this triumph, SpaceX announces its ambitious plan to launch the colossal Falcon Heavy rocket this summer, affirmatively using two robust boosters. Musk shared his insights of the endeavor, stating, “Falcon Heavy is one of those things that at first it sounded easy. We’ll just take two first stages and use them as strap-on boosters, but it was a shocking realization how difficult it is to transition from a single core to a triple-core vehicle. Our target is a launch by the end of this summer”.

[Image of Falcon Heavy]

The Falcon Heavy, once completed, will possess an astounding capacity to transport more than 54 metric tons to a low Earth orbit, 22 metric tons to geostationary transfer orbit, or 13.6 metric tons as far as Mars. With the anticipation of the rocket cores being ready in about three months, Musk, ever the maverick, hints to testing the waters first by sending “something really silly” due to the mission’s inherent high risk, rather than risking valuable cargo.

In the likely event of a successful mission, SpaceX intends to recover all the boosters from this summer’s launch by executing a landing at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, followed by the landing of the center core on the Atlantic.

Reaching the future through the clouds, Elon Musk affirms that SpaceX’s primary focus is the fulfilment of launch obligations to its backlog, most of which hinges on Falcon 9 missions. He acknowledges the setbacks customers have faced, with some, including Spaceflight Inc., resorting to alternative launchers after enduring protracted delays.

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Paul Balo

Paul Balo

Paul Balo is the founder of TechBooky and a highly skilled wireless communications professional with a strong background in cloud computing, offering extensive experience in designing, implementing, and managing wireless communication systems.

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