James Delahunty
31 Mar 2017 4:25
SpaceX has successfully launched a satellite for SES using a Falcon 9 rocket with a previously landed and refurbished booster.
This is the first time that an orbital class rocket booster has been successfully reflown and marks a milestone for SpaceX in its goal to make rockets fully and rapidly reusable. The rocket booster landed on a drone ship last year as part of a previous mission.
One again, same booster landed again on Thursday on a drone ship, but it is unlikely to be flown again. Instead, Musk indicated at the post-launch presser that the booster may be offered as a gift to the cape.
Here is the full Hosted Webcast of the SES-10 mission: