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Watch: SpaceX Sets a New Record! 1st Time Ever Reuses a Rocket for Space Launch!

FighterSweep Staff No Comments Civilian Aviation, Commercial Aviation, News, Space

It seems like every week there is some new event taking place in commercial space exploration. For the first time SpaceX reused a rocket that it had previously flown a year ago. And to make it even more of a spectacular event they went ahead and landed the booster safely on a floating ocean platform.

The unprecedented twin achievements of re-launching a used rocket and salvaging the vehicle yet again were hailed by billionaire SpaceX founder Elon Musk as a revolutionary step in his quest to slash launch costs and shorten intervals between space shots.

“This is a huge day,” Musk told reporters after the launch. “My mind’s blown.”

“The potential is there for (an) over 100-fold reduction in the cost of access to space. If we can achieve that, it means humanity can become a space-faring civilization and be out there among the stars. This is what we want for the future,” he said. – Reuters

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center at 6:27 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) and placed a communications satellite into orbit for a Luxembourg based company. SpaceX hopes to see about a 30% cost savings by reusing rocket boosters.

Featured image of a reused SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket heading to space flying above a Virgin Airlines passenger jet, which had just departed Orlando International Airport, in Orlando, Florida, March 30, 2017 by Gregg Newton/Reuters/SpaceX

A recycled SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars toward space above a Virgin Airlines passenger jet, which had just departed Orlando International Airport, in Orlando

A recycled SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars toward space above a Virgin Airlines passenger jet, which had just departed Orlando International Airport, in Orlando, Florida, March 30, 2017. The launch marked the first time ever that a rocket was reused for spaceflight. REUTERS/Gregg Newton

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