SpaceX launched and landed a used rocket Friday (Dec. 15), pulling off yet another spaceflight double play during a delivery mission for NASA that gets the company a big step closer to its goal of complete reusability.
SpaceX's two-stage Falcon 9 rocket lifted off Friday at 10:36 a.m. EST (1536 GMT) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, sending the company's robotic Dragon capsule on a resupply run to the International Space Station (ISS) that just might include some Christmas presents for the station’s crew.
Source & further reading:https://www.space.com/39063-spacex-launches-used-rocket-dragon-spacecraft-for-nasa.html
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