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Watch live: New—and likely final—version of SpaceX’s workhorse rocket to fly 9 minutes
Posted on 5/10/18 at 4:37 pm
Posted on 5/10/18 at 4:37 pm
5:20pm ET Update: Fueling of the Falcon 9 rocket has begun, with a 5:47pm ET (21:47 UTC) launch time anticipated.
Original post: A Falcon 9 rocket has gone vertical on Thursday morning at Launch Complex 39A in Florida, and SpaceX is on track for the liftoff of a brand new version of its workhorse booster. The launch of the Bangabandhu Satellite-1 to geostationary transfer orbit is set for 4:12pm ET (20:12 UTC) Thursday, with a launch window that stretches for a little more than two hours.
The highlight of this flight is the debut of the Block 5 version of the Falcon 9 rocket (which Ars previewed thoroughly last week). SpaceX founder Elon Musk has said this will be the final "substantial" upgrade to the Falcon 9 rocket, optimizing the booster for reuse. The company hopes to be able to fly each Block 5 first stage 10 times before significant refurbishment is required.
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Block 5 rocket launch marks the end of the beginning for SpaceX
Ten flights of an individual booster would be hugely significant, as SpaceX has thus far only ever reused each of its Falcon 9 rockets a single time. Additionally, the company hopes to reduce the turnaround time between launches of a Falcon 9 booster, now several months, to a matter of weeks.
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Original post: A Falcon 9 rocket has gone vertical on Thursday morning at Launch Complex 39A in Florida, and SpaceX is on track for the liftoff of a brand new version of its workhorse booster. The launch of the Bangabandhu Satellite-1 to geostationary transfer orbit is set for 4:12pm ET (20:12 UTC) Thursday, with a launch window that stretches for a little more than two hours.
The highlight of this flight is the debut of the Block 5 version of the Falcon 9 rocket (which Ars previewed thoroughly last week). SpaceX founder Elon Musk has said this will be the final "substantial" upgrade to the Falcon 9 rocket, optimizing the booster for reuse. The company hopes to be able to fly each Block 5 first stage 10 times before significant refurbishment is required.
FURTHER READING
Block 5 rocket launch marks the end of the beginning for SpaceX
Ten flights of an individual booster would be hugely significant, as SpaceX has thus far only ever reused each of its Falcon 9 rockets a single time. Additionally, the company hopes to reduce the turnaround time between launches of a Falcon 9 booster, now several months, to a matter of weeks.
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This post was edited on 5/10/18 at 4:38 pm
Posted on 5/10/18 at 4:41 pm to t00f
Breaker, Breaker. Come in. This is rocket ship 27
Posted on 5/10/18 at 4:43 pm to Sao
I still think its cool. Have it on TV, YouTube live.
Posted on 5/10/18 at 4:49 pm to Jim Rockford
Sounds like the computer did what I should have done and aborted.
Posted on 5/10/18 at 5:04 pm to t00f
I'll be at a competitors launch next Sunday at 0500. Should be cool.
Posted on 5/10/18 at 5:08 pm to Gaston
They aborted launch t-minus 1 minute? Why
Posted on 5/11/18 at 3:06 pm to LEASTBAY
Damn picking up the kiddo at school
Posted on 5/11/18 at 3:16 pm to LEASTBAY
I think they're trolling us.
Posted on 5/11/18 at 3:23 pm to t00f
Still blows my mind that they're landing rockets on god damn ships in the middle of the god damn ocean.
Posted on 5/11/18 at 3:24 pm to Bluefin
Pssh, couldn't even get a working video of it
Posted on 5/11/18 at 3:25 pm to Bluefin
Gotta say, that was pretty damn awesome.
Posted on 5/11/18 at 3:25 pm to Bluefin
I just said the same thing to a coworker.
Answer me this : Did that rocket fly around the earth in under 10 mins?
Answer me this : Did that rocket fly around the earth in under 10 mins?
Posted on 5/11/18 at 3:26 pm to Cap Crunch
They can do all this cool shite and it’s still videod with a potato. Dicks.
Posted on 5/11/18 at 3:26 pm to thedrumdoctor
Last speed I saw was over 18kph
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