Elon Musk's SpaceX has chosen a rocket for its first true reusability test
 

Elon Musk's SpaceX has chosen a rocket for its first true reusability test
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SpaceX has long had the goal of creating a fleet of reusable rockets that can fly multiple payloads to orbit and then land back on Earth, greatly reducing the cost of launching to space.*

Elon Musk's spaceflight company has already brought multiple rockets back from space after launches, but they have yet to re-fly a booster, a major component of their business plan.*

That should change by the end of the year.*

SEE ALSO: SpaceX aims to relaunch a used Falcon 9 rocket as early as September


According to Musk, the company is planning to refurbish a landed rocket and fly it on a**ther mission in September or October, a first for the spaceflight company. And we **w k**w which landed Falcon 9 booster they're planning to use for the company's historic re-flight. Read more...


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