A few days left until the moment that SpaceX will make unprecedented in space, and it will launch a rocket into orbit, the first stage of which has already been used before, and landed on a barge in the ocean. Private space company has carried out another static engine test to check the status of the first-stage Falcon 9. For comparison, SpaceX competitor - the company Blue Origin has carried out repeated rocket launches "city" in the beginning of 2016. But unlike the Falcon 9 rocket Blue Origin flew a suborbital trajectory, and not carrying any payload.
When the start-up?
The launch is scheduled for March 30th. It depends on him a lot in SpaceX, as the successful conclusion of the payload into orbit establishes that the type of the Falcon 9 rockets are reusable. The company is working on this technology for many years, and if all goes as it should, then the cost of running a kilogram of cargo into orbit can drop significantly. The first customer who trusted SpaceX and place your weight on a rocket, a Luxembourg telecommunication company SES SA After starting on Thursday at the geostationary orbit SES-10 satellite will be launched that will provide television services, the Internet and mobile communications for Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.
Static fire test complete. Targeting Thursday, March 30 for Falcon 9 launch of SES-10. pic.twitter.com/0tZ7u6gngI— SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 27, 2017
Source: Space.com
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