Posts Tagged ‘Falcon 1’

SLS interest in DoD launch market and Secondary Payloads potential

Saturday, February 4th, 2012

The Space Launch System (SLS) teams are looking into the potential of finding extra roles for the vehicle, in addition to – or in tandem with – the flagship exploration missions, noting its availabity for Department of Defense (DoD) payloads and even what is known as “Secondary Payloads” – allowing satellites to hitch a ride [...]

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Musk ambition: SpaceX aim for fully reusable Falcon 9

Monday, January 12th, 2009

SpaceX chief Elon Musk has spoke of his desire to make Falcon 9 the first fully reusable launch vehicle, which he would “love” to include a flyback first stage. Musk also noted he is aiming for Falcon 9 to launch in under 60 minutes from the moment they leave their hangers.

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