
Launch, Land, Repeat: How Reusable Rockets Are Revolutionizing Space Travel
In December 2015, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 achieved the first orbital-class booster landing. In 2016, SpaceX achieved the first drone-ship landing at sea. In March 2017, SpaceX re-flown a previously landed Falcon 9 booster, marking the first reuse of an orbital rocket stage.