Elon Musk believes that reusable rockets are the key to revolutionizing travel to space and after learning about SpaceX and the Falcon 9 rocket I believe too. The old design of space rockets were meant for rockets to travel into space but not return to Earth. Rockets would burn up in the atmosphere when returning to earth. The traditional cost of launching one of these rockets into space is $100-$260 million, and you don't even get to use it agin....
SpaceX's new design is reusable and designed, manufactured and tested within the company rather than outsourcing these jobs to other companies. These factors drive down cost significantly, SpaceX charged SES $55 million for a launch completed December 3rd 2013. They also completed 5 successful missions resupplying and returning cargo from the International Space Station for NASA. In total SpaceX has 44 missions planned for over 15 companies. The vehicle responsible for the beginning of this revolution is the Falcon 9. Visit SpaceX's Falcon 9 webpage to learn everything about the Falcon9, below I have posted two videos from SpaceX's youtube channel. The first are successful tests and missions of the current Falcon 9 and the second is a concept of a future Falcon 9.
Want a Falcon 9 for yourself? Head over to the SpaceX store and launch as early as 2016!
Want a Falcon 9 for yourself? Head over to the SpaceX store and launch as early as 2016!
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