Introduction
SpaceX is launching a rocket carrying a South Korean lunar orbiter. The launch was supposed to happen Monday, but was delayed because of weather. SpaceX’s mission to the moon with South Korea’s first lunar orbiter will be the second this year for a Falcon 9 rocket, which had its first launch in May 2010.
SpaceX is launching a rocket carrying a South Korean lunar orbiter.
SpaceX is launching a rocket carrying a South Korean lunar orbiter.
The launch was supposed to happen Monday, but was delayed because of weather. On Wednesday, it took place at 9:35 p.m., Eastern time (2:35 p.m., Seoul). The Falcon 9 rocket carried the Korea Space Launch Vehicle (KSLV) into orbit with its payload of Korea Space Research Institute’s LRO-C3 satellite and KSLV-4A robotic probe for future lunar exploration missions sponsored by the government agency in charge of space development here on Earth—the National Space Development Agency (NSPO).
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The launch was supposed to happen Monday, but was delayed because of weather.
The launch was supposed to happen Monday, but was delayed because of weather. The mission is scheduled to take place at 7:50 p.m. ET from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida and will be carried by a Falcon 9 rocket that can carry up to 11 tons of payload into orbit.
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SpaceX launch is the second this year for a Falcon 9 rocket, which had its first launch in May 2010.
The launch is the second this year for a Falcon 9 rocket, which had its first launch in May 2010.
The second launch will be the 130th flight for a Falcon 9 rocket and 93rd landing of one of its boosters on an autonomous drone ship (named “Of Course I Still Love You”). It’s also SpaceX’s first attempt at landing two boosters back-to-back.
The first stage booster is making its third flight after recovering from two previous launches last year — including one that failed due to an autopilot error during ascent phase (it successfully landed).
The first stage booster is making its third launch.
The first stage booster is making its third launch. This will be the 130th flight for a Falcon 9 rocket, and it’s also the 93rd landing for one of its boosters. The spacecraft is carrying a South Korean lunar orbiter that will study the moon’s gravitational field, magnetic field and radiation environment in order to improve our understanding of how planets form around stars.
This will be the 130th flight for a Falcon 9 rocket and the 93rd landing for one of the boosters.
This will be the 130th flight for a Falcon 9 rocket and the 93rd landing for one of the boosters. The first stage booster is making its third launch, having previously flown on two previous missions in 2016 and 2017.
This is also SpaceX’s first launch to take place after an investigation into last year’s explosion at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, which destroyed an Amos-6 vehicle that was being prepared for deployment by another company at NASA Wallops Flight Facility (WFF).
Elon Musk’s company is launching South Korea’s first lunar orbiter, which is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral at 7:50 p.m ET
- SpaceX is launching South Korea’s first lunar orbiter, which is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral at 7:50 p.m ET Monday.
- The Falcon 9 rocket will carry the lunar orbiter into space; it will then use its engines to slow down and enter an elliptical orbit around Earth.
- In addition to being a technological achievement, this flight could also be remembered as one of Elon Musk’s most difficult moments—he has a history of failing at things that seem easy because he doesn’t know how they work yet (which is why he likes making them). He recently told reporters that he hopes the mission goes smoothly so he can finally prove himself right about something, which sounds like a bad tradeoff for all involved!
Conclusion
The launch of the South Korean lunar orbiter is the second in this year and the third in SpaceX’s history. The first stage booster is making its third launch. This will be the 130th flight for a Falcon 9 rocket and the 93rd landing for one of the boosters.