Falcon 9 - SpaceX
Falcon 9 is a reusable, two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of people and payloads into Earth orbit and beyond. Falcon 9 is the world’s first orbital class reusable rocket.
Falcon 9 - Wikipedia
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 launches Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission on Falcon 9 rocket …
Dec 21, 2024 · A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off the pad at Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base to begin the Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024.
SpaceX launch vehicles - Wikipedia
On 8 September 2005, SpaceX announced the development of the Falcon 9 rocket, which has nine Merlin engines in its first stage. [18] The design is an EELV -class vehicle, intended to compete with the Delta IV and the Atlas V , along with launchers of other nations as well.
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches on record-breaking 24th flight …
Dec 4, 2024 · SpaceX just set a new rocket-reuse record. One of the company's Falcon 9 rockets lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Wednesday (Dec. 4) at 5:13 a.m. EST (1013...
SpaceX rocket grounded as two key human spaceflight missions loom - CNN
Aug 28, 2024 · SpaceX’s prolific Falcon 9 rocket has been grounded for the second time in two months after federal regulators said they wanted to review a wayward landing attempt that occurred...
Falcon Heavy - SpaceX
Falcon Heavy’s first stage incorporates 27 Merlin engines across three aluminum-lithium alloy rocket cores containing liquid oxygen and rocket-grade kerosene (RP-1) propellant. Falcon Heavy generates more than 5 million pounds of thrust at liftoff.
SpaceX's Falcon 9: Rocket for the Dragon | Space
Apr 27, 2022 · The Falcon Heavy is a large cargo-lifting rocket based upon the Falcon 9 vehicle. It includes a stronger Falcon 9 first stage as its central core, and two Falcon 9 first stages serve as...
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket cleared to fly again with two high ... - CNN
Aug 30, 2024 · The world’s most frequently launched rocket — the SpaceX Falcon 9 — is cleared to fly again, federal regulators announced Friday evening, putting the vehicle back on track for two...
Falcon 9 Vehicle Overview - RocketLaunch.org
The Falcon 9, developed by SpaceX, is a partially reusable medium-lift launch vehicle primarily used for transporting cargo and crew to Earth orbit. It made history in 2020 as the first commercial rocket to launch humans to orbit and remains the only U.S. rocket certified for this purpose.