Sentences with phrase «reusable rocket test»

While Musk discussed space travel possibilities that extend far into the future, he also mentioned some of the systems that the company is currently developing, including the reusable rocket test this week.

Not exact matches

In March it made industry history by successfully launching and landing a reusable rocket; six months before that, it watched as one of its Falcon 9 rockets exploded during refueling for a so - called test fire.

The company, founded in 2002, has already had six missions in 2018, notably its February demonstration test flight of the Falcon Heavy, a powerful new rocket with three reusable side boosters designed to carry heavier payloads.

The blast occurred in one of two bays the company uses to test Merlin rocket engines — nine of which line the bottom of every reusable Falcon 9 booster.

But if successful, SpaceX's audacious test could soon lead to cheaper, fully reusable rockets that make the final frontier not quite so financially challenging.

SpaceX has also been testing a reusable booster for its current Falcon 9 rocket, and has made several unsuccessful attempts to land the booster stage on a drone ship this year.

The private spaceflight firm SpaceX launched its sixth cargo mission to the International Space Station, but failed a test of a reusable rocket

SpaceX is already testing what Musk calls a next - generation, reusable Falcon 9 rocket that can take off vertically and land vertically.

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