SpaceX had a delightful surprise on review of sex and eroticism in mesopotamian literatureWednesday.
The private spaceflight company launched its Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral with Luxembourg's first military satellite, GovSat-1, in tow.
SEE ALSO: Here’s how NASA is preparing the largest telescope ever built for spaceThe satellite, to be used for secure communications over sea and humanitarian operations, was successfully deployed 32 minutes into its flight.
But in that time, something rather remarkable happened: A Falcon 9 first stage booster survived its water landing in the Atlantic Ocean. That wasn't supposed to happen.
In fact, the booster appears to be relatively intact, and now SpaceX will try to bring the rocket back to shore.
The rocket, named Core B1032, had landing legs and steering fins to help it come back to Earth. However, SpaceX announced prior to the GovSat-1 launch that it would make no attempt for its safe return, despite it doing so last May on another mission.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
As per Space News, SpaceX perhaps decided to dispose of the rocket because it used an older configuration (Block 3) that's not as capable as newer iterations, and therefore is unlikely to be used again.
In a tweet, Elon Musk said the rocket was used to test a "very high retrothrust landing in water." No drone ship was used in the test, just in case it would be damaged or destroyed.
At the moment it's unclear what will be done with the surviving rocket, but depending on its condition it could find itself on another trip -- or float proudly in SpaceX folklore for years to come.
(Editor: {typename type="name"/})
SpaceX's Starlink will provide free satellite internet to families in Texas school district
William Styron in Letters by William Styron
Best Samsung Frame deal: Free Music Frame with Frame Pro art TV purchase
The Paris Review Mug: Now for Sale! by The Paris Review
Poe House Vandalized by Sadie Stein
Twitter Blue subscribers now have more time to edit tweets
This fat bear's before and after photos are stunning
MacBook Air at WWDC 2023: Apple unveils 15
Adrien Brody wins Best Actor for 'The Brutalist' at the 2025 Oscars
How to watch 'Avatar: The Way of Water' at home
接受PR>=1、BR>=1,流量相当,内容相关类链接。