SpaceX successfully lands Falcon 9 rocket after launching into orbit

Sherb · Dec 22, 2015

http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/21/10640306/spacex-elon-musk-rocket-landing-success

SpaceX?s Falcon 9 rocket successfully landed upright on solid ground at Cape Canaveral, Florida this evening, after traveling into space and back. It's the first time SpaceX has been able to gently touch down the Falcon 9 post-launch ? something the company has been trying to do for the past year. It?s a big first step toward reusable rockets.

This launch was also the first time SpaceX has flown since June, after one of its Falcon 9 rockets exploded en route to the International Space Station. Now this return-to-flight mission has made history ? no one else has ever landed a rocket that has gone as deep into space as the Falcon 9.

This is monumental, as it basically drastically cuts the cost of space flight.

Elon Musk has stated that it costs $16 million to manufacture a rocket, but $200K to refuel. The fact that they can be re-used to a point is incredible.

Dbeck19 · Dec 22, 2015

Very impressive!

It is admirable the type of industries he disrupts and innovates within, audacity is the highest form of confidence after all.

BuildMoreLinks · Dec 22, 2015

the rentry was so cool with the blurs in the sky. This is going to big cash cow in future.

Sherb · Dec 22, 2015

Someone PM me when the first private spaceflight affiliate network is released.

bartosimpsonio · Dec 22, 2015

What does this mean in practical terms? Private space exploration is on?

Banned member 185991 · Dec 22, 2015

bartosimpsonio said:
What does this mean in practical terms? Private space exploration is on?

It means its cheaper as they can re-use rockets.

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