It was the first time an unmanned rocket returned,
. . . to land vertically at Cape Canaveral, Florida, and
. . . represented a tremendous success for SpaceX.
The company led by billionaire Elon Musk is striving for reusability,
. . . to drive launch costs down and open up space to more people.
What's significant is that this was a useful mission, Musk noted,
. . . not merely a practice flight.
"We achieved recovery of the rocket in a mission,
. . . that actually deployed 11 satellites," he said.
Musk, said he can drastically reduce launch costs, by reusing rocket parts.
. . . to land vertically at Cape Canaveral, Florida, and
. . . represented a tremendous success for SpaceX.
The company led by billionaire Elon Musk is striving for reusability,
. . . to drive launch costs down and open up space to more people.
What's significant is that this was a useful mission, Musk noted,
. . . not merely a practice flight.
"We achieved recovery of the rocket in a mission,
. . . that actually deployed 11 satellites," he said.
Musk, said he can drastically reduce launch costs, by reusing rocket parts.