{"id":19402,"date":"2016-04-20T00:59:54","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T16:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacex-falcon-booster-comes-full-circle-to-cape-canaveral-after-landing-at-sea\/"},"modified":"2016-04-20T00:59:54","modified_gmt":"2016-04-19T16:59:54","slug":"spacex-falcon-booster-comes-full-circle-to-cape-canaveral-after-landing-at-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacex-falcon-booster-comes-full-circle-to-cape-canaveral-after-landing-at-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX Falcon booster comes full circle to Cape Canaveral after landing at sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_244847\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-244847\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-244847\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/160419-spacex2-630x434.jpg\" alt=\"SpaceX Falcon's return\" width=\"630\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/160419-spacex2-630x434.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/160419-spacex2-768x529.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/160419-spacex2.jpg 1031w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-244847\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 first-stage booster makes its way back to the company\u2019s processing facility in Florida after its recovery at sea. (Credit: USLaunchReport.com via YouTube)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Eleven days&nbsp;after a thrilling landing at sea, SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket booster is coming back to the company\u2019s space-age garage in Florida,&nbsp;in preparation for engine tests and potentially the first-ever reuse of its rocket hardware.<\/p>\n<p>The Falcon blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida and lofted a Dragon cargo capsule toward the International Space Station on April 8. Minutes after launch, the first-stage booster made an unprecedented touchdown onto an autonomous spaceport drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\n<p>It took a few&nbsp;days for the ship to come back to&nbsp;Florida\u2019s&nbsp;Port Canaveral in Florida. Then the booster was packed up for a slow, careful trip back to SpaceX\u2019s launch processing facility at Kennedy Space Center. Visitors&nbsp;happened to catch&nbsp;video of the Falcon passing by&nbsp;today.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Falcon 9 First Stage on its way back to the pad\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uC3Szb5raXE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"450\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px; width: 800px; height: 450px;\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe title=\"CRS8 Comes Home - SpaceX Falcon 9 Booster 04-19-2016\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YCv31VFk1Lg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"450\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px; width: 800px; height: 450px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=722463244707827712&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2016%2Fspacex-falcon-booster-comes-full-circle-cape-canaveral-rocket-landing%2F&amp;sessionId=efc418846dada11fa3e9ab55ebd411c07c2d0803&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782804680484257707=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">@SpaceX #SpaceX bringing the landed booster back on the Cape today! Congratz guys, keep pushing! pic.twitter.com\/Q5EcOVEFtl<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Whiskey Icarus (@kermitdafrag_g) April 19, 2016<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Over the next few weeks, the 156-foot-long booster will undergo inspections and potential test firings of its rocket engines. SpaceX\u2019s billionaire founder, Elon Musk, says the first stage could be reused for a launch as early as May or June if everything checks out.<\/p>\n<p>That would mark the first reuse of Falcon 9 hardware&nbsp;\u2013 a step that SpaceX officials say eventually could reduce the cost of access to orbit by 30 percent. Eventually, Musk wants to cut the cost to a hundredth of today\u2019s going rate, which would require lots more reusable parts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you throw away the rockets every time, it\u2019s crazy expensive to go to space,\u201d Musk told CBS late-show host Stephen Colbert last year. \u201cBut if you can refly the rockets, it could be comparable to air flight in its costs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In December, SpaceX brought a Falcon 9 booster back for a touchdown at its \u201cLanding Zone 1\u201d in Florida, but that rocket is destined to go on display and won\u2019t be going back into space.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos is making rapid progress on the reusability front with Blue Origin\u2019s New Shepard suborbital spaceship. Musk and Bezos have been rivals in the&nbsp;space&nbsp;business, but they agree on at least one thing: Rocket reusability&nbsp;is a must&nbsp;for reducing launch costs enough to have millions of people living and working in space.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=722598287396605953&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2016%2Fspacex-falcon-booster-comes-full-circle-cape-canaveral-rocket-landing%2F&amp;sessionId=efc418846dada11fa3e9ab55ebd411c07c2d0803&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782804680484257707=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">By land and sea pic.twitter.com\/C5QWfNy99r<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 20, 2016<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 first-stage booster makes its way back to the company\u2019s processing facility in Florida after its recovery at sea. 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