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General Discussion and Announcements => General Discussion => Topic started by: TopNotch on August 31, 2016, 12:54:36 pm

Title: SpaceX gets its first customer for a re-used rocket
Post by: TopNotch on August 31, 2016, 12:54:36 pm

Satellite operator SES has agreed to let SpaceX launch its latest satellite on a re-used rocket. Read the story here (http://spaceflightnow.com/2016/08/30/ses-agrees-to-launch-satellite-on-flight-proven-falcon-9-rocket/).

Title: Re: SpaceX gets its first customer for a re-used rocket
Post by: f85gtron on September 02, 2016, 09:24:21 am

Is that the one that just blew up with the Facebook satellite?

Title: Re: SpaceX gets its first customer for a re-used rocket
Post by: TopNotch on September 02, 2016, 10:05:43 am

No, that was a new one. And in any case it was the 2nd stage that blew, so even if the first stage was a re-used one, it would not have made any difference.

Title: Re: SpaceX gets its first customer for a re-used rocket
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 17, 2019, 06:04:29 pm

I heard that they're sending up living people.