Keiran Cutler ~ Studying Mechanical engineering
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Space X
Using their fully autonomous landing pad
Space X can change the launch profile to land
the reusable 1st stage, nearly anywhere on
earth.
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Possibly the most
revolutionary invention in
space science must be this
rocket, the Falcon 9. Often
referred to as the reusable
rocket.
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Falcon 9
Space X stated: “a rapidly
reusable space launch
vehicle could reduce the
cost of traveling to space
by a hundredfold.”
LAUNCH PROFILE
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Cost effective: many
parts of the rocket can
be reused, which is
where a lot of the cost
in space travel is.
Innovative: first rocket
of its kind
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Not only is the first stage
fully reusable, but the Merlin
engines are also recoverable
and can be reconditioned to
be reused for a fraction of
the price of a new one.