rahmansunbeam Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 (edited) SpaceX's launches the new, final version of its Falcon 9 rocket in its ninth flight of this year. Founder Elon Musk says the Block 5 version will be "the mainstay of SpaceX business" moving forward. The new Falcon 9 will be capable of launching over 100 times, with SpaceX aiming for turnaround times of under 24 hours by next year, Musk says. For nearly a decade, SpaceX evolved its Falcon 9 rocket every launch, trying to keep up with lead designer Elon Musk's relentless pursuit of innovation. Until now. An enhanced version of Falcon 9 called Block 5 launched for the first time on Friday. Musk plans for this new rocket to achieve a host of new milestones for SpaceX, including launching and landing the same rocket twice in 24 hours – as early as next year. "We expect [Block 5] to be the mainstay of SpaceX business," Musk said on a conference call with reporters before the launch. Block 5 is the version of Falcon 9 that SpaceX has been working toward since the rocket's debut in June 2010. Nearly twice as powerful as that inaugural Falcon 9 rocket, Musk called Block 5 "the last version" of the orbital class rocket. This is a historical moment for Bangladesh as well because Falcon-9 has carried the first ever telecommunication satellite called "Bangabandhu-1" to the space. Not only that, Block 5 also successfully returned to its drone-ship after the job. Elon Mask is my Tony Stark... Edited May 14, 2018 by rahmansunbeam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3dbu Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 nice news, thnks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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