Here we go again
This is the second go-around for this Falcon 9 first stage - it previous lifted off in April 2016.
Behold, SES-10
The SES-10 communications satellite is prepared to be shipped to its launch site at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida for launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
SpaceX SES-10 Mission Emblem
SpaceX's mission emblem for the SES-10 communications satellite launch atop a reused Falcon 9 rocket.
Launch Time Nears for SES-10, Falcon 9
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and its payload, the SES-10 communications satellite, shortly before their planned liftoff on March 30, 2017.
SES-10 and Falcon 9 Ready to Go
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a previously flown first stage stands poised to launch the SES-10 communications satellite from Kennedy Space Center’s Pad 39A on March 30, 2017.
Falcon 9 and SES-10 on the Pad
The SES-10 communications satellite and its Falcon 9 rocket on the pad ahead of a planned March 30, 2017 liftoff. The launch will mark the first orbital mission of a previously flown SpaceX rocket.
SpaceX Test-fires Used Falcon 9 Rocket
SpaceX test-fired a used Falcon 9 rocket first stage on March 27, 2017, ahead of the booster's planned March 30 flight.
SES-10 Satellite: Artist's Illustration
Artist’s illustration of the SES-10 communications satellite in Earth orbit. The satellite is scheduled to launch March 30, 2017, atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket whose first stage has already flown to space once before. The liftoff will be SpaceX’s first that employs a used booster.
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