It\u2019s usually a good idea to use the \u201cbuyer beware\u201d rule when shopping for used equipment. But in the case of Elon Musk\u2019s SpaceX Falcon 9 system, a \u201cused\u201d rocket is the main selling point for the viability of the space cargo business plan.
\nYesterday, SpaceX successfully launched the SES-10 communications satellite, using a reused orbital-class Falcon 9 first stage rocket for the first time on a commercial mission. As the second stage placed the satellite in orbit, the reused first stage was successfully recovered\u00a0 in the Atlantic Ocean on the landing pad of the SpaceX drone ship, whimsically called \u201cOf Course I Still Love You,\u201d based on a series if sci-fi novels by Iain M. Banks. Previously, Falcon 9\u2019s first stage previously launched successfully the CRS-8 mission in April 2016.
\nAs we head into the weekend, check out the video of the mission below, showing the separation of the first and second stages, and the first stage\u2019s powered descent to the patiently waiting \u201cOf Course I Still Love You.\u201d While the satellite feed cut out just as the landing was being made, it recovers in time to see the spent rocket standing proudly upright with the setting sun behind it.
\nOf course we still think it\u2019s cool:<\/p>\n
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\nFor a better idea of what yesterday\u2019s landing really looked like, here\u2019s a shot of the same booster landing on \u201cOf Course I Still Love You\u201d back in April 2016:
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