SUMMARY:
SpaceX, a Tesla run company, has launched a used rocket. They have made history by using an already used rocket for a space mission. SpaceX launched the rocket 22,000 miles into space, and successfully landed it on a droneship platform in the Atlantic Ocean. CEO Elon Musk said about the event, "This is ultimately a huge revolution in spaceflight". The benefits of launching rockets this way is that it severely cuts down the cost of a typical launch. SpaceX has many more plans in progress that they are hoping to achieve at some point, including traveling to Mars and reusing the same rocket in 24 hours.
ANALYSIS:
Prior to reading this article, I had never heard of reusing a rocket! I think this is a really cool concept, and really is revolutionary in this field! I hope that they can accomplish all that they are planning to and more. By having success in something like this, it opens many doors to where there is so much more we can accomplish! This article is from CNN, a very reliable source for current news. This could synthesize to the 1960's and 70's when JFK and LBJ were supporting the space race, and trying to get a rocket into space. We have accomplished so much in the US from that point, and I no that we can only grow from here!
http://money.cnn.com/2017/03/30/technology/spacex-launch-ses-10-reused-rocket/index.html
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