Elon Musk saw the first floor of the Falcon 9 rocket exploded on Sunday, trying to land on a platform located in the Pacific Ocean. Another failure after two more attempts hardly more successful … but nothing to panic the multibillion that intends to revolutionize access to space with his firm SpaceX and reusable rocket. Several reasons for this.
Because the rest of the launch went well
The Falcon 9 rocket has taken off, this Sunday. The spacecraft SpaceX has delivered what he had to place in orbit and NASA applauded. Its first floor is back down to the barge for this purpose. It is placed on the platform, before waver, fall and explode. Certainly. “The locking clip malfunctioned on four legs,” said Elon Musk. The waves of 3 to 4 m high, on the site, have probably not helped the stability of the whole, notes The Verge .
This is his third missed landing sea, after two attempts last year. However, he managed to put the first floor of its Falcon 9 ground in December. So why is the multibillion he and complicated life? Sauté space hardware on Earth allows for savings, and these savings are even greater if we can get it wherever he lands on Earth. Now seas and oceans make up 71% of the surface of the planet. Redirect gear to dry land during their descent would have a cost that Elon Musk, apparently, do not expect to be forced. While it may be a megalomaniac, he can also be pragmatic.
Because SpaceX relaunch its partnership with NASA
The Falcon 9 rocket mission was to place the Jason 3 satellite orbit. This European-American object is the result of collaboration between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NASA, the French CNES and the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT). But with NASA, of course, that partnership is the closest to SpaceX.
NASA was even responsible for organizing the launch and operations of count-down, this Sunday, the symbol of this enhanced collaboration. The firm Elon Musk has also received other good news these days: his supply contract of the International Space Station (ISS) has been renewed until 2024, while the company has already completed six shipments Cargo successfully.
SpaceX is not the only company in the private sector, to receive this proof of confidence of the public space program, ATK Orbital and Sierra Nevada Corporation will also benefit from such contracts for a total of 14 billion. But the current reputation of the three houses is not really comparable. And NASA does not trust the other two companies the task of sending astronauts to the ISS! Starting in 2017 as expected for Boeing.
Because SpaceX part in the adventure Jason 3
Returning for a moment on the Jason satellite 3. SpaceX helps out in an adventure 23 years. Perched at 1336 km above our heads, it increases accuracy oceanographic measurements (sea level, wind power, wave height and direction of currents …) in near real time, allowing for better forecasting weather. The data collected by Jason will be particularly useful for research on the impact of human activities on the ocean, to search and rescue in case of shipwreck, fisheries or marine navigation and study weather phenomena extremes.
Because that failing is part of the plan Elon Musk
“The idea that failure is not not an option Nasa is stupid. Failure is an option. If you do not fail, it is because you are not innovative enough, “said Elon Musk in 2005. This is not a nod to Apollo 13, is the real trademark magnate Jack-of-all. Tesla, the car manufacturing company specializing in electric cars, was also 10% likely to prosper, in his own words. But it is still in the landscape and always innovating!
Want to innovate rather than trying to succeed every time: that which has already enabled Elon Musk to make a name. This taste rebound makes the “optimistic” even after the explosion on Sunday. Indeed, it marks a step forward, or at least an evolution from the previous failure: “The songs are bigger!”
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