This launch of the Falcon 9 became the first after the accident, September 1, 2016 when the second stage of the rocket exploded on the launch pad because of a gas leak. For the start you can watch the game live.
this time there were no accidents. The first stage of the Falcon 9 returned to base unmanned Just Read The Instructions in the open sea, becoming the seventh consecutive first steps, which experts SpaceX was able to land after launch.
the Falcon 9 delivered to the ISS cargo spacecraft Dragon, making Rasah the first commercial company to resupply flight to the station. Each of the carrier rocket Falcon 9 is two stage; the first return consists of nine Merlin rocket engines and lithium-aluminum tanks with liquid oxygen and rocket fuel.
SpaceX already seven times planted the first stage of Falcon, but never used launched missiles again. For the first re-launch plan to use the first stage returning in 2016 after starting at number CRS-8.
the Main project of the company Resech for 2017 remains a heavy launch rocket, the Falcon Heavy, which will be held at the end or the beginning of summer.
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