SpaceX Studies Hypersonic Decelerator For Falcon Recovery
Credit: SpaceX
LOS ANGELES—As SpaceX continues attempts to recover the spent payload fairings of its Falcon 9 rockets for reuse on future missions, the company is studying the use of inflatable atmospheric decelerators as part of a more ambitious reuse plan for the vehicle’s upper-stage. SpaceX, which now...
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