الأربعاء، 17 ديسمبر 2014

SpaceX will attempt to land a Falcon 9 rocket on an ocean platform: A huge step towards cheap space travel

SpaceX's autonomous spaceport drone ship, for ocean rocket landings (and launches?)

On Friday, December 19, SpaceX will attempt one of the most exciting maneuvers in the entire history of space travel: The first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket will try to land on a giant platform in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Usually, the first stage just falls into the ocean, never to be used again; in this case, if the soft landing is successful, the rocket can be reused, massively cutting the costs of space launches.



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