The Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth about 8.5 minutes after launch as planned, landing on the SpaceX drone ship Of Course I Still Love You, which was stationed in the Pacific Ocean. It was the 22nd launch and landing for this particular booster, according to a SpaceX mission...
SpaceX has delayed the launch of its next Falcon 9 rocket to no earlier than Wednesday (Feb. 21) to allow final checks of the rocket's upgraded nose cone.
During a SpaceX livestream,ice could be seenaccumulating on the Falcon 9’s engine following its launch from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base en route to releasing 20 Starlink satellites. According to SpaceX, this buildup of ice caused a liquid oxygen leak. Then part of the engine ...
will attempt to land the first stage of its Falcon 9 launch vehicle on a floating platform in the Atlantic Ocean on its next mission, although the company's chief executive warned of potentially low odds of success. In an on-stage interview Oct. 24 during a symposium at the Massachusetts ...
According to the California-based company, Falcon 9 will blast robotic Dragon cargo capsule, carrying cargo and science experiments toward the International Space Station. "Targeting Feb. 18 for Dragon's next resupply mission to the @Space_Station - our 1st launch from LC-39A at @NASA's Kenn...
According to the California-based company, Falcon 9 will blast robotic Dragon cargo capsule, carrying cargo and science experiments toward the International Space Station. "Targeting Feb. 18 for Dragon's next resupply mission to the @Space_Station - our 1st launch from LC-39A at @NASA's Kenn...
NEXT SPACEFLIGHT Launches Events Starship Rockets Reuse Locations StatusTransporter 18Launch Time NET October, 2026 RocketFalcon 9 Block 5 Image Credit: SpaceX SpaceX Status: Active Price: $69.75 million Liftoff Thrust: 7,607 kN Payload to LEO: 22,800 kg Payload to GTO: 8,300 kg Stages...
The FALCON 9 from SpaceX is a Satellite Launch Vehicle Platform with Launch Vehicle Mass 549054 Kg, Launch Vehicle Diameter 3.7 m, Launch Vehicle Height 70 m, Payload Capacity 4020 to 22800 Kg, First Stage Engine Thrust 845000 N. More details for FALCON 9 can be seen below....
Falcon 9's 400th launch, and its 100th from SLC-4E. Watch|Article Rocket Falcon 9 Block 5 Image Credit: SpaceX SpaceX Status: Active Price: $69.75 million Liftoff Thrust: 7,607 kN Payload to LEO: 22,800 kg Payload to GTO: 8,300 kg ...
That makes the Falcon 9 rocket unable to fly with two key human spaceflight missions on the horizon. The company is slated to launch a daringmissioncalled Polaris Dawnas soon as this week, and next month it’s expected to launch two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station on Crew...