SpaceX has successfully relaunched a Falcon 9 rocket. It was used on a resupply mission for the International Space Station. Relaunching rockets is a critical step for the company as it looks to make space travel more affordable.
This rocket was first used last year, when it was the first Falcon 9 rocket to successfully land on one of SpaceX’s autonomous drone ships at sea. That happened in April, during the CRS-8 mission, a resupply mission for the International Space Station. It’s since undergone a barrage of testing to ensure it’s ready to successfully fly again.
Both fully reusable rockets and rockets that you can reuse quickly are key to truly blowing open the doors on the commercial spaceflight market, according to SpaceX.
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