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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.
This mission marked the 300th Falcon 9 launch, the 200th consecutive successful landing of a booster, and the first time SpaceX launched three rockets within 24 hours. SpaceX removed the stiffener ring around the nozzle of Merlin Vacuum Engine on Starlink missions starting with this launch. [260] 301 20 February 2024 20:11 [261] F9 B5 B1067.17
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.
The Super Heavy booster is reusable, and is recovered via large arms on the tower capable of catching the descending vehicle. [7] As of January 2025, 0 boosters have been refurbished and subsequently flown at least a second time, though 2 boosters, Booster 12 and Booster 14, has been recovered after flight, with Booster 12 having damage to one ...
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]
The rocket's first stage "Super Heavy" booster lifted off at 7:25 a.m. CT (1225 GMT) from SpaceX's Boca Chica, Texas launch facilities, sending the Starship second stage rocket toward space before ...
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 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.