{"id":342997,"date":"2017-06-07T22:27:05","date_gmt":"2017-06-07T14:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1500708"},"modified":"2017-06-07T22:27:05","modified_gmt":"2017-06-07T14:27:05","slug":"spacex-aims-to-reuse-a-falcon-9-booster-used-in-january-on-june-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/spacex-aims-to-reuse-a-falcon-9-booster-used-in-january-on-june-17\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX aims to reuse a Falcon 9 booster used in January on June 17"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SpaceX is hoping to return the Falcon 9 first stage booster used in its first flight back to active operations on January\u00a014. That\u2019s an impressive turn around time if they can pull it off \u2013 roughly six months. SpaceX has reused a Falcon 9 first stage just once<\/a>, for its March 30 SES-10 mission. The turnaround for that rocket refurbishment took nearly a year, so two weeks would be a drastic improvement, as it\u2019ll halve the timeline of the previous effort.<\/p>\n

Eventually, SpaceX hopes to fly its Falcon 9 rockets again within 24 hours of use, so that it can pack as many launches as possible into as short a timeframe as possible, in order to maximize its launch capacity and achieve greater economies of scale.<\/p>\n

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Hours after CRS-11 lifted off, this flight-proven booster rolled into the hangar at 39A; targeting June 17 launch of BulgariaSat-1. pic.twitter.com\/ZcqRQeJPx6<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 7, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n

The BulgariaSat-1 mission on June 17 where SpaceX hopes to reuse the used Falcon 9 will take place from the Kennedy Space Center. It was originally slated to occur at the end of last year, but the timing was pushed back as a result of SpaceX\u2019s launch pad pre-flight rocket explosion last September.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"\" SpaceX is hoping to return the Falcon 9 first stage booster used in its first flight back to active operations on January\u00a014. That’s an impressive turn around time if they can pull it off – roughly six months. SpaceX has reused a Falcon 9 first stage just once, for its March 30 SES-10 mission. The turnaround for that rocket refurbishment took nearly a year, so two weeks would be… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n

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