After several unsuccessful attempts, finally managed to successfully complete the test. Это важное событие не только для SpaceX. On the night 21 on 22 December, the company SpaceX was finally able to achieve its objectives.
The successful landing of the rocket Falcon 9 this is a very important event for established companies Elon Musk. SpaceX already many months tried unsuccessfully to do so, and the credibility of its missiles fell sharply after, in June, one of which exploded in the air after a few minutes of flight. The belief in its ability to, to some extent, it was now restored.
This message came nearly a month after, both received similar success Blue Origin. The company is based Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos, which also successfully conducted a test of a reusable rocket.
If Blue Origin New Shepard rocket company, designed for tourist orbital flights, то Falcon 9 It must be reusable rocket, which reliably would take part in space missions. Поэтому это мероприятие является настолько большим успехом.
Почему же ракеты многоразового использования имеют такое значение? Well… because they can be used many times. This, in turn,, It means a significant reduction of mission costs, that affects the chance to increase their frequency.
End of the year brought two great news. We can only keep our fingers crossed for SpaceX and Blue Origin.
