SpaceX to Reach Another Milestone With Re-Use of Rocket Booster
- Launch of SES satellite is planned for 2016’s fourth quarter
- Rocket recycling is part Musk’s plan to cut costs, reach Mars
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SpaceX plans to relaunch a used Falcon 9 booster later this year, the first time the company led by Elon Musk will refly a recovered rocket stage.
The rocket will carry an SES SA satellite into orbit in the fourth quarter, SpaceX and the Luxembourg-based customer said in a statement Tuesday.