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]
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.
SpaceX launches two moon missions on one rocket | CNN
3 days ago · Sharing a ride inside the Falcon 9 rocket’s cargo bay is a 7.5-foot-tall (2.3-meter-tall) lunar lander from Tokyo-based Ispace. Wednesday’s launch kicked off the company’s second attempt to ...
Liftoff! NASA Sends Science, Tech to Moon on Firefly, SpaceX Flight
2 days ago · Carrying science and tech on Firefly Aerospace’s first CLPS or Commercial Lunar Payload Services flight for NASA, Blue Ghost Mission 1 launched at 1:11 a.m. EST aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The company is targeting a lunar landing on Sunday, March 2.
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites on record …
Jan 10, 2025 · A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 21 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida on Jan. 10, 2025. It was the 25th liftoff for the rocket’s first stage, a new record for the company.
SpaceX Will Launch Two New Moon Landers on One Rocket: …
2 days ago · A space twofer took place early Wednesday morning — two lunar missions for the price of one rocket launch. A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from the NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1:11 ...
SpaceX launches 1st Falcon 9 rocket of 2025 (video) | Space
Jan 4, 2025 · The Thuraya 4 mission marks SpaceX's 418th flight of a Falcon 9 rocket, and the company's 435th mission overall. SpaceX launched more than 130 orbital missions in 2024, and this year's total is ...
Falcon Heavy - SpaceX
Falcon Heavy is composed of three reusable Falcon 9 nine-engine cores whose 27 Merlin engines together generate more than 5 million pounds of thrust at liftoff, equal to approximately eighteen 747 aircraft. As one of the world’s most powerful operational rockets, Falcon Heavy can lift nearly 64 metric tons (141,000 lbs) to orbit.
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 Wednesday...
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.