Rare video of Falcon 9 rocket launch released by SpaceX

This is an unusual video that SpaceX released this Sunday.

On YouTube, Internet users were able to witness the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket until the drop of its fairing, reports

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The fairing is a two-part element that protects the machine's payload from friction and turbulence.

Typically, this payload is a satellite.

Since 2020, billionaire Elon Musk's company has been able to fully recover this headdress, which can then be reused for other space missions.

A very economical recovery

This recovery represents a considerable advantage for SpaceX, since the fairing has an estimated production cost of nearly six million dollars, or 10% of the launch price, specifies 

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The company, which has built its notoriety on this reuse of essential elements, generally shows the recovery of pieces falling back to Earth.

To recover the famous fairing of a rocket, SpaceX has developed two techniques.

The first consists in stretching a net above a boat to recover the two segments of the fairing slowed down by a parachute.

The second is simpler since it simply consists of recovering the two pieces that have fallen into the water before they sink.

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