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The flight-proven Falcon 9 first stage landing on the droneship after the SES-10 mission
2017

First Re-flight of a Previously Flown Orbital Rocket

Turned rockets from single-use into airline-like assets. Dramatically lowered the marginal cost of access to space for all customers.

Photo: SpaceX · CC0

First reflight of a previously flown orbital rocket (SES-10). Reused booster landed again. Demonstrated true reusability economics in practice.

Source: spacex.com

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