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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]
The first version of the Falcon 9, Falcon 9 v1.0, was developed in 2005–2010, and flew five orbital missions in 2010–2013. The second version of the launch system—Falcon 9 v1.1—has been retired meanwhile. Falcon 9 v1.1 was developed in 2010–2013, and made its maiden flight in September 2013.
Apollo 16 LM Orion on the lunar surface, 1972 DC-XA landing in 1996 A Falcon 9 first stage performing a vertical landing, 2016. Vertical takeoff, vertical landing (VTVL) is a form of takeoff and landing for rockets. Multiple VTVL craft have flown. A notable VTVL vehicle was the Apollo Lunar Module which delivered the first humans to the Moon.
Falcon 9: Success January 15, 2025 First launch of the Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost lunar lander Blue Ghost M1: Falcon 9: En route January 2025 [277] Second launch of an Intuitive Machines Nova-C lunar lander by Intuitive Machines. One of the payloads is PRIME-1, an ISRU demonstration. IM-2 Athena: Falcon 9: Scheduled September 2025 [278]
The Federal Aviation Administration clears SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket to return to flight with two key human spaceflight missions on the horizon.
In 2025, NASA plans to send four astronauts to the Moon, would include the first woman and the first person of color to land on the Moon. They would be the first human landing on the Moon in more than 50 years, since the 1972 Apollo 17 mission. [12] In January 2024, NASA officially delayed the Artemis 3 mission to no earlier than September 2026 ...
Falcon 9, SpaceX’s most prolific launch vehicle, and the company’s Crew Dragon capsule also have some notable astronaut missions of their own on the horizon.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday said SpaceX's workhorse Falcon 9 rocket has been grounded after failing an attempt to land back on Earth during a ...