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American company SpaceX was the first to successfully implement controlled descent the bottom of the Falcon 9 rocket stage an offshore platform in the Atlantic Ocean. This was stated on Friday by representatives of SpaceX.
According to CEO Elon Musk in a press conference, SpaceX intends to use the first stage of the Falcon 9 to 20 times. He said that the rocket unit will be delivered to the port by Sunday. After that, it will study the technical experts, including to start the engine ten times in a row. By May or June level can start again. As for the mask, in the long term duration of the cycle will be reduced to two weeks.
The head of SpaceX said that it is still unknown what the machine can run with this first step. According to the mask, it is possible that in the future, after the “small stage of modernization can be used 100 times.” The head of SpaceX confirmed the company’s plans, announced in March 2015, according to which the Dragon manned launch to the ISS may be held in 2017.
Previous attempts
This was an attempt for the company is already the fifth in a row. The company believes that the re-use of the first stage of the rocket will allow it to reduce the cost of commercial launches. Previous attempts to save the stage, during which she fell on an offshore platform, proved unsuccessful.
So, the last time the company tried to make a controlled descent bottom rung on 5 March. Then SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 with a satellite communications company SES, but to “return” step failed. As the then head of Elon Musk, the stage made a “hard landing on the platform” and more unsuitable for further use. In this Musk praised as a good chance to make a successful landing at the next start.
In December 2015, the company was able to successfully implement a remote launching of the first support level, but then it was planted in the ground on a specially equipped landing complex at Cape Canaveral .
Dragon went to the ISS
with the help of the Falcon 9 SpaceX Dragon sent a ship with a cargo of water, food and scientific equipment to the International space station (ISS). The launch vehicle Falcon 9 with a space “truck” was launched with a starting US Air Force base complex at Cape Canaveral (Florida).
On the Dragon board a total of about 3 tons of cargo, including materials for 250 scientific experiments and commercial inflatable module BEAM company Bigelow Aerospace.
Solar “truck” is already open. He is scheduled to arrive at the ISS on Sunday
Source:. TASS
Source: chechnyatoday.com
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