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Falcon 9 Block 5 is a partially reusable, human-rated, two-stage-to-orbit, medium-lift launch vehicle [c] designed and manufactured in the United States by SpaceX. It is the fifth major version of the Falcon 9 family and the third version of the Falcon 9 Full Thrust .
Block 3 and Block 4 are found in this list while the active Block 5 is listed separately. Block 4 was a test version that included new hardware such as titanium grid fins later carried over to the current Block 5. Flights of all Falcon 9 rockets up to Block 4 were limited to 2 flights only, with a total of 14 second flights of these variants.
Falcon 9 B1046 was a reusable Falcon 9 first-stage booster manufactured by SpaceX. It flew four times between 2018 and 2020 before it was expended during a successful abort test of the Crew Dragon. It was the first rocket of the final Falcon 9 upgrade, Block 5.
Falcon 9 first-stage boosters landed successfully in 401 of 413 attempts (97.1%), with 376 out of 381 (98.7%) for the Falcon 9 Block 5 version. A total of 377 re-flights of first stage boosters have all successfully launched their second stages and, all but one, their payloads.
B1050 became the fifth Falcon 9 Block 5 booster to enter service when it launched the SpaceX CRS-16 mission to the International Space Station. It was expected to fly on December 4, but was delayed one day due to moldy rodent food for one of the experiments on Dragon. B1050 successfully launched on December 5, separating from the upper stage ...
SpaceX was planning to develop a 560 kN (130,000 lbf) version of Merlin 1C to be used in Falcon 9 Block II and Falcon 1E boosters. [23] This engine and these booster models were dropped in favor of the more advanced Merlin 1D engine and longer Falcon 9 v1.1 booster. Merlin 1C Vacuum engine at Hawthorne factory in 2008
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 ...
Larger and more robust grid fins, made from forged titanium and left unpainted, were first tested in June 2017, and have been used on all reusable Block 5 Falcon 9 first stages since May 2018. [51] Falcon 9 v1.1 with landing legs attached, in stowed position as the rocket is prepared for launch in its hangar