“If one can figure out how to effectively reuse rockets just like airplanes, the cost of access to space will be reduced by as much as a factor of a hundred. A fully reusable vehicle has never been done before. That really is the fundamental breakthrough needed to revolutionize access to space.” --Elon Musk
Space X introduced a new concept of traveling, they believe
rockets can be reuse for covering distance. Space X launched their first rocket
by the name of “Flacon 9” it cost around $54 million and it consumes the fuel
around $200,000 which is 0.37% of the total cost of Rocket. Falcon 9 cost is
similar to normal aircrafts, usually they conduct multiple flights on daily
basis and thousands of flights during its lifetime. Space X also introduced a
platform similar to airlines but way more faster, in general rockets are burned
completely and remains of it are useless. Elon Musk succeeding in developing a
model that can sustain the reentry friction and pressure applied the orbit circle
of Earth (or any other planet).
Currently they are running Beta tests for their project
as according to their vision and mission by the end of 2024 Elon Musk believe humanity
will colonize mars and people will be able to cover such distance in the matter
of days. Rocket traveling will be commercialized, people will be able to
explore the new dimensions of traveling.
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