Space X Rewind 2018: A Year To Remember
SpaceX Rewind 2018: Building off its earlier momentum8 launches in 2016 and 18 in 2017, SpaceX pulled off 21 launches in 2018, a staggering achievement for the 16yearold company. SpaceXs reusable rocket technology moved out of the proofofconcept stage to become the backbone of a growing fleet of flightproven rockets. Although the company landed its first rocket in 2015, it took until 2017 for SpaceX to reuse its first booster. This year landings became almost routine, and engineers bid farewell to the moderately reusable Falcons of yesterday, ushering in an era of more capable Falcons, dubbed the Block 5. Another longstanding goal was to debut its heavylift rocket, the Falcon Heavy. First estimated to fly back in 2013, the Falcon Heavy took its inaugural flight on Feb. 6th. After sending a cherry red Tesla roadster (complete with Starman pilot) on a journey past Mars, the three cores of the Falcon Heavyeach essentially its own Falcon 9 rocketreturned to Earth. Two of the boosters touched
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