It looks like history is being written into the record books today, as the Falcon 9 Full Thrust has experienced its very first full flight, and the ride itself is known internally as the “Upgraded Falcon 9″. This is one rocket that will see the introduction of various upgrades which in turn, will increase the vehicle’s capacity as well as the overall number of missions on which first stage recovery attempts will be possible.
At least the delay as reported was just temporary, and Mr. Elon Musk shared, “Just reviewed mission parameters with SpaceX team. Monte Carlo runs show tomorrow (Monday) night has a 10 percent higher chance of a good landing. Punting 24 hours.”
Monday’s launch saw the first stage achieve history as it made a return to LZ-1, having successfully landed in a milestone event for SpaceX. This particular success has definitely fed itself off Mr. Musk’s optimistic statements generated over the weekend, where the attempt to carry out a land recovery was the main focus of the core’s role post-ascent ambition. Earlier in the past, a couple of landing attempts were made. SpaceX’s larger rocket debut, also called by its other name, the Falcon Heavy, is tipped for an unveiling some time in the middle to latter part of next year right from the Kennedy Space Center.
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