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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch and Landing
12-22-2015, 13:43
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch and Landing
This is exciting stuff:



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12-22-2015, 21:35 (This post was last modified: 12-22-2015 21:51 by davidbrady.)
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RE: SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch and Landing
Testing shows that the booster engines can be reused 40 times. The booster is the most expensive part of the launch vehicle accounting for roughly 70% of the entire cost. The cost savings are huge!


This is a good pictorial of stage one's return trip.
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