SpaceX is looking to achieve two orbital launches of its Falcon 9 booster within 24 hours by 2019, and working towards the longer-term goal of full re-usability of the rockets. The company has already completed a series of successful test flights with reused boosters on both Atlas V rockets that launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida last year.
SpaceX is looking to achieve two orbital launches of its Falcon 9 booster within 24 hours by 2019, and working towards the longer-term goal of full re-usability of the rockets. The company takes the view that, much like an aircraft, a tried and tested rocket is more reliable than one taking its first test flight, and being able to achieve rapid turnaround would strengthen that case.