tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post4589846591376009939..comments2023-11-06T17:59:14.655+02:00Comments on Eco R Geo: SpaceX lands rocket after takeoff antixronoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321757470762094126noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-7120207818176434992015-12-22T10:12:02.313+02:002015-12-22T10:12:02.313+02:00US space company SpaceX has successfully landed an...US space company SpaceX has successfully landed an unmanned rocket upright - the first time such a feat has been accomplished...<br /><br />The Falcon-9 rocket booster despatched 11 communications satellites before returning to an upright position at Cape Canaveral.<br /><br />The achievement has been hailed as milestone towards reusing rockets.<br /><br />It is hoped the mission will boost moves to reduce the cost of private space operations.<br /><br />The launch of a rocket is the first by SpaceX since one exploded in June.<br /><br />On that occasion an unmanned Falcon-9 broke apart in flames minutes after lifting off from Cape Canaveral, with debris tumbling out of the sky into the Atlantic Ocean.<br /><br />The rocket, which had 18 straight successes prior to the fateful flight, was in the process of sending a cargo ship to the International Space Station (ISS).<br /><br />SpaceX has a $1.6bn (£1.08bn; €1.47bn) contract with Nasa to send supplies to the ISS......BBC<br />22/12/15Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com