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SpaceX Sets Sights On Returning Falcon Heavy Upper Stage Following Used Booster Launch

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Friday, March 31st, 2017

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SpaceX Sets Sights On Returning Falcon Heavy Upper Stage Following Used Booster Launch

SpaceX successfully launches a used first stage booster for the first time March 29 on the SES-10 mission. Photo: SpaceX.

Having successfully launched a used first booster in a mission for the first time, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) is considering trying to land an upper stage from a Falcon Heavy demo flight for full reusability, according to company founder and CEO Elon Musk.Musk said Friday on Twitter that the odds of successfully returning a Falcon Heavy upper stage are low, but that it might be worth trying. Falcon Heavy has not flown yet.Musk said, in another tweet, that a…

Congress

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Congress

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Congress

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