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  2. List of Falcon 9 first-stage boosters - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. SpaceX launch vehicles - Wikipedia

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    Falcon Heavy (FH) is a super heavy lift space launch vehicle designed and manufactured by SpaceX.The Falcon Heavy is a variant of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle comprising three Falcon 9 first stages: a reinforced center core, and two additional side boosters.

  4. In an unprecedented feat, SpaceX uses robot arms to capture ...

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    The 30-foot-wide Super Heavy first stage, loaded with 6.8 million pounds of liquid oxygen and methane propellants, stands 230 feet tall and is powered by 33 SpaceX-designed Raptor engines ...

  5. Reusable launch vehicle - Wikipedia

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    Smaller parts such as fairings, boosters or rocket engines can also be reused, though reusable spacecraft may be launched on top of an expendable launch vehicle. Reusable launch vehicles do not need to make these parts for each launch, therefore reducing its launch cost significantly. However, these benefits are diminished by the cost of ...

  6. SpaceX executes ‘chopsticks’ booster catch but Starship ...

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    The Starship spacecraft, stacked atop the Super Heavy rocket booster, took flight at 5:37 p.m. ET (4:37 p.m. local time) Thursday. The rocket booster revved up the 33 engines at its base, sending ...

  7. Rare SpaceX Falcon 9 landing mishap mars successful Starlink ...

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    The landing mishap ended a string of 267 successful booster recoveries. ... launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center where another Falcon 9 stands ready for launch to boost the Polaris Dawn crew ...

  8. SpaceX Merlin - Wikipedia

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    Each Falcon 9 booster uses nine Merlin engines, and the second stage uses one Merlin vacuum engine. The second stage is expended, so each launch consumes one Merlin Vacuum engine. SpaceX designed the booster with its engines to be recovered for reuse by propulsive landing, and the first recovered booster was reused in March 2017.

  9. SpaceX CRS-16 - Wikipedia

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    After recovering the booster, it was found to be uable to fly again, and was scrapped for parts. [ 13 ] On 13 January 2019, Dragon was released from ISS at 23:33 UTC and deorbited, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean approximately 5 hours later on 14 January 2019 at 05:10 UTC, returning more than 2,500 kg (5,500 lb) of cargo to Earth .