Upgraded Falcon 9 May Need Additional Certification
Credit: SpaceX
An optimized Merlin 1D engine and other enhancements to the Falcon 9 v1.1 will give Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) the ability to lift commercial communications satellites to orbit while continuing to develop the rocket’s reusable core stage. Elon Musk, founder and chief executive of...
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