Iridium to rely on used SpaceX boosters for next 2 launches

This Monday, Oct. 9, 2017 file photo provided by Vandenberg Air Force Base shows the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with ten new satellites for Iridium Communications Inc. from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Iridium Communications says its next two launches of new-generation satellites will use refurbished SpaceX Falcon 9 first-stage boosters that have flown previously. The announcement Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, is another step in SpaceX’s effort to reduce launch costs.(Senior Airman Ian Dudley/Vandenberg Air Force Base via AP,File)

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