SpaceX entered a new phase of reuse

The rocket company will now attempt to land and reuse all the rockets it launches

During the weekend … SpaceX launched and landed its second block Falcon 9 5 rockets in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The landing of this rocket, designed to be reusable, marks the beginning of a fully recyclable rocket era for the company

Special Delivery: On board the rocket was the Telstar 19 Vantage satellite launched by SpaceX in orbit. for the Canadian satellite operator.

It's just rocket: Block 4, the company's first rocket, was designed to be used only a few times. Block 5 can be used hundreds of times if it is successfully recovered. Now that the company has fully migrated to this more reusable model, rocket recovery will be an even more crucial part of the launch. In a two-week period, the company expects five recoveries

Next Steps: Block 5 undergoes upgrades that will add helium tanks to the launcher. This enhanced version is what SpaceX plans to use to launch humans to the International Space Station. Once the modifications are completed, seven test flights will take place before the astronauts can hitchhike. And as SpaceX makes progress towards crewed spaceflight, its competitor Boeing is experiencing some setbacks.

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