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- After successfully launching the Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket on May 11, Elon Musk tweeted that it still has about “300 missions over 5 years” left in its lifespan.
- SpaceX is predicted to “build 30 to 40 rocket cores” for the Falcon 9 Block 5 to cover about 300 missions over the next five years.
- This means dramatically lower costs that will make space travel cheaper and more accessible in the very near future.
After successfully launching the Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket last Friday (May 11), Elon Musk has shared via Twitter that it still has about “300 missions over 5 years” left in its lifespan.
The workhorse rocket is the most advanced in the Falcon series developed by SpaceX, the space tech company owned by the tech billionaire.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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