Saturday 5 March 2016

SpaceX: Aerospace Company Launches Satellite Successfully But Rocket Crash Lands

Aerospace company SpaceX has successfully put the SES-9 satellite in the orbit but the Falcon 9 rocket has crash landed on return. The Falcon 9 rocket has crash landed on a floating drone ship in the ocean. SpaceX wasn’t expecting a perfect landing as the rocket was carrying a heavy satellite which just left fuel not sufficient enough for perfect landing. Each Falcon 9 rocket costs $60 million. However, the SES-9 satellite launch was successful. The SES-9 is a 12,000-pound satellite designed and developed by the satellite operator SES with support from SpaceX. The SES-9 will boost communications and television broadcasting in the Asia-Pacific region.



Source: SpaceX: Aerospace Company Launches Satellite Successfully But Rocket Crash Lands