Musk said the possibility of run 100 times returned stage Falcon – RBC

Chapter companies Tesla Motors and SpaceX Elon Musk

Photo: REUTERS 2016

According to the head of SpaceX Elon Musk, a reusable first stage of the Falcon-rocket can withstand from 10 to 20 starts, and after minor repairs it can be used up to 100 times

The head of Tesla Motors company and SpaceX Elon Musk said at a press conference after the successful launch of the next Falcon 9 rocket with a cargo to the ISS said the reusable first stage can be used 10 to 20 times and after a short rework and repair one missile can withstand up to 100 runs, reports Reuters.

in addition, he announced the launch of this year’s heavy modification Falcon rocket, the first stage of which will be provided with 27 liquid rocket engine Merlin instead 9, which are installed in the running of the Falcon 9.

April 8 company SpaceX was the first to make a vertical landing of the first stage of the launch vehicle Falcon 9 on a floating platform in the ocean.

The launch took place from the Baikonur at Cape Canaveral at 23:43 MSK,

Once separated from the cargo ship of Dragon, which is headed for the International space station, the rocket has successfully made a vertical landing on a floating platform. After 8 minutes, 40 seconds after the start of the rocket has successfully lowered the landing platform, floating in the Atlantic Ocean, 300 kilometers north-east of Cape Canaveral.

Earlier, ended in failure four attempts to land a rocket on a platform in the ocean. In December 2015 the first stage of the Falcon 9 was successfully produced on land area.