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Falcon 9 is a partially reusable, human-rated, two-stage-to-orbit, medium-lift launch vehicle [a] designed and manufactured in the United States by SpaceX.The first Falcon 9 launch was on 4 June 2010, and the first commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched on 8 October 2012. [14]
SpaceX has said that it continues to monitor the forecast to look for favorable weather conditions; as of the company's most recent update Thursday on social media site X, the Falcon 9 and Dragon ...
As of 2024, the company is also developing the fully reusable Starship launch system, which will replace Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Dragon. [ 1 ] SpaceX's first launch vehicle, the Falcon 1 , was the first privately developed liquid fueled launch vehicle to be launched into orbit, and used SpaceX's Merlin and Kestrel engines for its first and ...
Falcon 1, Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy first stage/boosters Operational [221] [222] [150] Merlin Vacuum: LOX/RP-1: Falcon 9 second stage, Falcon Heavy second stage Operational [222] [150] Raptor: LOX/ CH 4: SpaceX Mars transportation infrastructure, Starship, Starship HLS: Operational [223] Virgin Galactic: RocketMotorTwo: hybrid: SpaceShipTwo ...
If the Falcon 9 is out of commission for an extended period of time, it could mean rolling setbacks for NASA’s astronaut launch schedule, SpaceX’s orbital space tourism efforts, the company ...
SpaceX's Falcon 9 successfully launched a batch of Starlink internet satellites into orbit early on Wednesday morning from Florida. The rocket's reusable first stage booster returned to Earth and ...
On 24 April 2023, the United States Space Force announced that it was leasing SLC-6 to SpaceX for Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches. [38] [39] Prior to its leasing, there was interest among other companies for control over the pad thanks to its large size, most notably by Blue Origin for their New Glenn orbital launch vehicle. [40]
Although Thursday night's Falcon 9 flight was an in-house mission, the rocket's grounding is likely to impact the company's upcoming customer missions. Falcon 9 is the only U.S. rocket capable of ...