20-04-2018 01:04 via topix.com

Next launch: SpaceX ready to try new Falcon 9 Block 5

Now that SpaceX has successfully launched NASA 's TESS satellite into orbit, there's a pause of at least two weeks in scheduled Florida launches until SpaceX may attempt its first launch of the Falcon 9 Block 5. The Block 5 is an upgrade intended to allow each rocket to be reused up to 10 times with little refurbishment and up to 100 times with more refurbishment, according to an article on Teslarati.com, which said the current Falcon 9 can only be reused two or three times. SpaceX is currently
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