SpaceX achieved a record 16th flight for one of its Falcon9 first-stage boosters on Sunday night, highlighting the effectiveness of its unique system.
SpaceX has successfully launched a Falcon 9 booster for a record 16th time, highlighting once again the company’s ability to reuse the first-stage booster for multiple space missions.
Recommended Videos The clip below shows SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket heading to orbit for the 16th time. Sixteen launches means 16 landings, and about eight minutes after launch the first stage returned to Earth, landing upright on a drone ship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean just off the coast of Florida.
Aside from performing the most launches, this particular first-stage booster is special for another reason, too, as it carried the first SpaceX astronauts to orbit in a test flight to the International Space Station in May 2020. In the Demo-2 mission, NASA’s Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken traveled inside a Crew Dragon spacecraft and stayed at the orbital outpost for just over 60 days.
Brasil Últimas Notícias, Brasil Manchetes
Similar News:Você também pode ler notícias semelhantes a esta que coletamos de outras fontes de notícias.
Watch SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch for record-breaking 16th time Sunday morningLiftoff is scheduled for 4:36 a.m. ET on Sunday (July 9).
Consulte Mais informação »
SpaceX Starlink satellites have made 50,000 collision-avoidance maneuversIf current trends continue, Starlink satellites will have to make roughly a million maneuvers every six months by 2028.
Consulte Mais informação »
SpaceX, FAA seek to dismiss environmental groups' Starship lawsuitThe suit was filed this spring, in the wake of Starship's first-ever full-up launch.
Consulte Mais informação »
SpaceX Satellites Are Ruining Observations With 'Unintended' RadiationSpaceX's Starlink satellites are emanating low-frequency waves from their onboard electronics, messing with astronomical equipment.
Consulte Mais informação »
SpaceX claims Starship poses no threat to wildlife, seeks dismissal of environmental lawsuitAn environmental group argues Starship could leave a 'legacy of needless destruction in the scorching wake of rocket plumes.'
Consulte Mais informação »
SpaceX's Starlink Satellites Are Leaking Radiation, Scientists ConfirmConstellations of satellites swarming Earth's orbital skies are currently polluting wavelength bands that are supposed to be protected for radio astronomy.
Consulte Mais informação »