Trevor Mahlmann/Special to Ars
In 2017, SpaceX launched 18 Falcon 9 rockets and recovered all 15 of the first stages it attempted to land. But this year, SpaceX has landed just one of the Falcon 9 boosters it launched—its first flight of the year on January 8. Since then, the rocket company has not sought to recover any of the four Falcon 9 rockets it has launched.
On Monday, at 4:30pm ET (20:30 UTC) SpaceX will attempt another Falcon 9 launch: a mission to deliver about three tons of supplies to the International Space Station for NASA. Although this booster will have plenty of fuel left over to attempt a land-based return along the Florida coast, it too will splash into the ocean.
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