mclumber1 Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Earlier this morning, SpaceX launched an uncrewed resupply mission to the Space Station. This was 31st launch of the year for the company, the 5th launch to the ISS, and the last launch of 2021. As mentioned in the headline, it is also the 100th time the company has successfully landed a booster, which will mean the they will be able to use it again on another flight. There are several companies who are also attempting reuse of rockets, including Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, and many other small launch companies based out of the US, Europe, and China. 31 launches is a record for SpaceX (or any private launch company), however that number pales in comparison to what the Soviet Union was launching in the late 1970s/80s - in 1980 the Soviet Union launched well over 60 Soyuz rockets. SpaceX hopes to increase their flight rate even more next year, as well as get their much larger rocket, Starship, into orbit to begin testing of that fully reusable system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 While technically arbitrary, that is an impressive milestone that really shows the maturity of the program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Can they land their next booster on a landing pad Elon Musk is strapped to, please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 3 hours ago, Kal-El814 said: Can they land their next booster on a landing pad Elon Musk is strapped to, please? While just a fantastic idea, his increasing corpulence might just tip the rocket resulting in catastrophic failure. Then again, fuck it, you're right, its best for the planet and the species, damn the rocket! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 I’ll tell you where he can land that booster lemmie tell ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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