SpaceX Builds Up To First Reusable Falcon 9R Test ‘Jump’

LONG BEACH, Calif. — SpaceX expects to take two further steps toward its long-term plan to develop a fully and rapidly reusable launch vehicle in the coming weeks, with the first vertical landing flight test of its modified Falcon 9R first stage and the attempted controlled water landing of a leg...
Guy Norris

Guy is a Senior Editor for Aviation Week, covering technology and propulsion. He is based in Colorado Springs.

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