SpaceX Makes History With Successful Launch And Landing Of Recycled Rocket

Maitreyi Mantha
Mon, 17 Apr 2017 11:20:56 -0700

Space travel is expensive, especially since every launch requires a new rocket. The biggest and most costly part is the booster that powers the spacecraft beyond the Earth’s orbit. Once the job, which takes a few minutes, is completed, it separates from the rest of the rocket and drops back into the ocean while the second stage engine takes over and delivers the payload to its destination.