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SpaceX is about to make history by relaunching a used Falcon 9 rocket

sovietchild

sovietchild

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On Thursday, SpaceX is set to launch yet another satellite into orbit from the Florida coast — but this mission will be far from routine for the company. The Falcon 9 rocket that SpaceX is using for the launch has already flown before. Around the same time last year, it sent cargo to the International Space Station for NASA, and then came back to Earth to land upright on a floating drone ship at sea. This is the first time that SpaceX will attempt to reuse one of its rockets.

SpaceX is about to make history by relaunching a used Falcon 9 rocket
 
Quetzal

Quetzal

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BSM1 said:
How many times can the reuse a rocket like this? Metal fatigue pops into mind.
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Good question and you are right. I do not have an answer because I am not sure how much can be refurbished before it makes better sense to fabricate a new one from scratch.
 
Quetzal

Quetzal

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Here we #$%ing go! History in the making folks!
 
Quetzal

Quetzal

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