This weekend , SpaceX did something no individual ship’s company has ever done before . It launch two rockets within 48 hours of each other – and it landed both of them too , for good meter .

The first launch was on Friday at 3.10pm EDT ( 8.10pm BST ) from Cape Canaveral in Florida . This Falcon 9 rocket had fly and landed before , and this time it launched Bulgaria ’s first ever communications planet into geostationary orbit – calledBulgariaSat-1 . The first stage of the rocket then landed on the drone ship called Of Course I Still Love You .

On Sunday , we got another . At 4.25pm EDT ( 9.25pm BST ) , SpaceXlaunched 10 satellitesinto broken - Earth orbit for communications company Iridium . This launch took place from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California , with the first degree then landing on the lagger ship Just Read the Instructions .

It was a massive double - header for the comparatively unfledged secret troupe . This   was made possible after the initial launching was detain , but it was still no mean exploit . While the launches were from different location , the party still needed to handle both .

This was not the quickest launching turnaround time in history . As far as I can tell , that belongs to theVostok 3 and 4missions in the Soviet Union on August 11 and 12 , 1962 . Those were from the same pad in Baikonur , Kazakhstan , launch two manned missions into orbit .

SpaceX has often touted its quick flip-flop time as a merchandising level . Their end finally is to reuse the same pad within24 hours , so this is a dear step in that direction . By shore and reuse these rockets , they are proving how they can turnaround their computer hardware . And with launching monetary value drastically below their competition , matter arelooking just . They have relaunched two of their rockets now .

They ’re also launching rockets quicker than ever before . They have nine launches under their belt already this year , which is adequate to their most ever in a unmarried year , which they achieved in 2016 . Although note , they were out of action for a while last yr due tothat blowup .

We have n’t got foresightful to hold back for the next SpaceX mission . It ’s expected to establish as soon asearly July . This year , we ’re also expecting to see thefirst launchof the fellowship ’s huge new Falcon Heavy rocket engine .

But with a successful doubled - header behind them , they likely merit a bit of a residual .