April 9, 2016, 07:57 | space | returned rocket | United States | Elon Musk
The head of the US company SpaceX Elon Musk after the successful return of Falcon 9 rocket told her reusable first stage is designed for 10-20 starts. According sloam billionaire, engineers will be able to ensure that the missile could start up to 100 times.
According to Reuters, the businessman promised that this year will launch a heavy modification of the Falcon, the first stage of which will be equipped with 27 rocket engines instead of 9.
As reported, the Falcon rocket for the first time made a vertical landing on a floating platform in the Atlantic Ocean. The missile was launched from the spaceport at Cape Canaveral is located in Florida, separated at the estimated time of three minutes after launch and slowly sat upright in the center of the barge.
In December 2015, SpaceX was able to put the first stage of the rocket to the launch site, but all attempts to board the barge ended in failure.
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