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The last flight of a Block 4 booster was in June 2018. Since then all boosters in the active fleet are Block 5. Booster names are a B followed by a four-digit number. The first Falcon 9 version, v1.0, had boosters B0001 to B0007. All following boosters were numbered sequentially starting at B1001, the number 1 standing for first-stage booster.
The SpaceX floating barge, A Shortfall of Gravitas, returned to port with the Falcon 9 booster onboard on a sunny day in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Oct. 23.
Falcon 9 B1050 was a reusable first-stage booster for the orbital-class Falcon 9 vehicle manufactured by SpaceX. It launched on December 5, 2018. It launched on December 5, 2018. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A grid fin malfunction occurred shortly after the entry burn, resulting in the booster performing a controlled landing in the ocean.
Booster 4 was the first vehicle intended to fly on Starship's Flight Test 1. It was the first Super Heavy to be stacked with Starship, [86] and conducted multiple cryogenic tests before being retired in favor of Booster 7 and Ship 24. [87] Booster 7 being tested on the orbital launch pad at Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas in February 2023.
But hashing out booster recovery is a natural first step, as SpaceX has extensive experience in that arena. Landing rocket boosters after flight is a feat that SpaceX mastered with its smaller ...
The booster was the first and only Falcon 9 booster to feature NASA's worm logo and meatball insignia, the former of which was reintroduced after last being used in 1992. [1] The booster was destroyed several days after successfully landing on the autonomous spaceport drone ship Just Read the Instructions on 23 December 2023.
PHOTO: In this screen grab taken from the SpaceX broadcast the Starship's Super Heavy Booster is being grabbed as it returns to the launch pad at Starbase near Boca Chica, Texas, on Jan. 16, 2025.
Falcon 9 B1060 was a Falcon 9 first-stage booster manufactured and operated by SpaceX.It was the senior active booster vehicle for the company [1] since the demise of B1058 on 25 December 2023 during transit back to shore, until being expended for the Galileo FOC FM25 & FM27 mission on 28 April 2024. [2]