704:(COTS) contract designed to provide "seed money" for development of new boosters. The original NASA contract called for the COTS Demo Flight 1 to occur the second quarter of 2008; this flight was delayed several times, occurring at 15:43 GMT on 8 December 2010. The rocket successfully deployed an operational Dragon spacecraft at 15:53 GMT. Dragon orbited the Earth twice, and then made a controlled reentry burn that put it on target for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico. The first flight of the Falcon 9 v1.1 was September 29, 2013 from Vandenberg Air Force Base carrying several payloads including Canada's CASSIOPE technology demonstration satellite. The Falcon 9 v1.1 features stretched first and second stages, and a new octagonal arrangement of the 9 Merlin-1D engines on the first stage (replacing the square pattern of engines in v1.0). SpaceX notes that the Falcon 9 v1.1 is cheaper to manufacture, and longer than v1.0. It also has a larger payload capacity: 13,150 kilograms to low Earth orbit or 4,850 kg to geosynchronous transfer orbit.
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duration, with extended hover under rocket engine power, in which it ascended to an altitude of 40 m (130 ft) before descending under rocket power to come to a successful vertical landing. Grasshopper made its eighth and final test flight on
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provide engineering resources to them to respond to their questions. ... the NASA extra stuff is about $ 10 million; Air Force stuff is about an extra $ 20 million, and then if there is high security requirements that can add another 8–10 million. But all in, Falcon 9 prices are still well below $ 100 million, even with all the stuff, which is really quite a competitive price compared to what ULA is offering.
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was a proposed upgrade of the SpaceX Falcon 1. The Falcon 1e would have featured a larger first stage with a higher thrust engine, an upgraded second stage engine, a larger payload fairing, and was intended to be partially reusable. Its first launch was planned for mid-2011, but the Falcon 1 and
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rockets, Starship will perform a wide range of space missions. SpaceX plans versions of the
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It is more expensive to do these missions; the Air Force asks for more stuff. The missions that we do for NASA under the NLS contract are also more expensive, because NASA asks to do more analysis, they have us provide more data to them, they have folks who reside here at SpaceX, and we need to
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We had the Falcon 1 offered for a lengthy period of time and could not securely manifest a sustainable amount to keep the product line going. ... We have promised to reevaluate that at the end of this year, and if we decide the market is viable, we will come back in and reintroduce the Falcon
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The Falcon 1e was to be 6.1 m (20 ft) longer than the Falcon 1, with an overall length of 27.4 m (90 ft), but with the same 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) diameter. Its first stage had a dry mass of 2,580 kg (5,680 lb), and was powered by an upgraded
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propellants to allow a greater mass of fuel in the same tank volume. The second stage was also extended for greater fuel tank capacity. These upgrades brought a 33% increase to the previous rocket performance. Five sub-variants have been flown; only
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on 30 December 2008. NASA was planning for a flight to take place in
January 2010; however the maiden flight was postponed several times and took place on 4 June 2010. At 2:50pm EST (14:50 ET), the Falcon 9 rocket successfully reached orbit.
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to have full engine-out capability, meaning that with the loss of one engine, it can still meet mission requirements by burning the other four engines longer to achieve the correct orbit. In comparison, the
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Falcon 1e were withdrawn from the market, with SpaceX citing "limited demand," before its debut. Payloads that would have flown on the Falcon 1 were instead to be flown on the
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in special security charges for some missions) which is a very competitive price compared to ULA prices for government payloads of the same size.
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1911:"NASA lays out how SpaceX will refuel Starships in low-Earth orbit"
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Kestrel 2nd-stage engine. The third Falcon 1 flight used a new
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variants followed in 2015 and 2018. Falcon Heavy launches from
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of space missions. Starship is the latest project in SpaceX's
3143:"Microsoft Billionaire Paul Allen Launches New Space Venture"
3114:"Stratolaunch: world's biggest airplane to launch spaceships"
2541:"SpaceX Retires Grasshopper, New Test Rig To Fly in December"
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1774:"Elon Musk's Economies Of Scale Won SpaceX The NASA Moonshot"
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Propulsion for the rocket was planned to be provided by four
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On 8 September 2005, SpaceX announced the development of the
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regenerative cooling system for the first-stage Merlin engine
4076:"Dragon spacecraft heads toward International Space Station"
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had been responsible for marketing the Falcon 1e in Europe.
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on February 6, 2018, delivering a payload comprising Musk's
3948:"SpaceX to Tackle Fully Reusable Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle"
3288:"Falcon 9 rocket launches first commercial telecom payload"
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The Falcon 4 will be powered by 4 SpaceX Merlin IB engines.
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2044:"SpaceX's Inaugural Falcon 1 Rocket Lost Just After Launch"
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announced that it would contract with SpaceX to develop an
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in 2014. Its first flight was notionally planned for 2016.
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Bjelde, Brian; Max Vozoff; Gwynne Shotwell (August 2007).
2150:
2148:
2132:"SpaceX Launch Successfully Delivers Satellite Into Orbit"
2108:(Press release). SpaceX. 28 September 2008. Archived from
1526: 35
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3336:"Sizing up America's place in the global launch industry"
3041:
3039:
2921:(Press release). SpaceX. 8 September 2005. Archived from
2662:"Virgin Galactic relaunches its smallsat launch business"
877:, and the upper stage by one Merlin engine, both burning
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Grasshopper was an experimental technology-demonstrator,
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variant will land astronauts on the Moon as part of the
3826:"SpaceX prepares for SES-9 mission and Dragon's return"
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2158:(Press release). SpaceX.com. 2005-09-08. Archived from
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prices its product offerings well below its competition
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2636:"Astrium to Market SpaceX Falcon 1 Launches in Europe"
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The first stage of Falcon 5 was to be powered by five
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partially reusable launch vehicle designed by SpaceX.
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3558:"Falcon 9 Launch Vehicle Payload User's Guide, Rev 2"
3235:"Stratolaunch and Orbital – The Height of Air Launch"
2242:"Falcon 9's commercial promise to be tested in 2013"
1740:"What Is SpaceX's Starship? It's Really a Mars Ship"
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The new first stage was also supposed to be used as
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in Florida, and Falcon 9 additionally launches from
30:"Falcon rocket" redirects here. For other uses, see
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21st Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites
1139:As a result of additional mission requirements for
1110:) and followed that a month later with its second,
940:was projected to be 6,100 kg (13,400 pounds).
696:The second flight for the Falcon 9 vehicle was the
45:launch vehicles to scale – from left to right, the
6193:Transport and Tracking Layer (Tranche 0, Flight 2)
6189:Transport and Tracking Layer (Tranche 0, Flight 1)
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3083:"Stratolaunch Aims to Break Affordability Barrier"
2491:"SpaceX successfully launches debut Falcon 9 v1.1"
2302:. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012
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790:engine burning 39,000 kg (87,000 lb) of
562:The first version of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle,
2600:"Grasshopper flies to its highest height to date"
2513:"A rocket that lifts off—and lands—on launch pad"
1121:SpaceX prices undercut its major competitors—the
32:Falcon (disambiguation) § Rocketry and space
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2410:"NASA Awards Launch Services Contract to SpaceX"
2106:"SpaceX Successfully Launches Falcon 1 To Orbit"
27:Launch vehicles developed and operated by SpaceX
4133:Falcon Heavy overview on SpaceX company website
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2856:"SpaceX Lands Orbcomm 18 Satellite Launch Deal"
2300:"Space Launch report, SpaceX Falcon Data Sheet"
1061:SpaceX Falcon rockets are being offered to the
822:Falcon 1e launches were intended to occur from
422:As of 2024, Starship is in development with an
146:variants were planned but never developed. The
3676:SLR SpaceX Falcon Data Sheet (tertiary source)
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2823:"Falcon 1 Launch Vehicle Payload User's Guide"
339:A Starship prototype in launch configuration:
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3855:"IAI Develops Small, Electric-Powered COMSAT"
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3260:"SpaceX makes its point with Falcon 9 launch"
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688:The first Falcon 9 vehicle was integrated at
625:-class vehicle, intended to compete with the
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174:series in 2013, which was also launched from
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3424:"SpaceX, ULA spar over military contracting"
3018:. Stratoluanch Systems. 2011. Archived from
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2335:"Falcon 9 Progress Update: 22 November 2008"
741:flight test vehicle—Grasshopper, built on a
416:. The main structure is made from a special
4128:Falcon 9 overview on SpaceX company website
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2986:"Monster Progress Update (Mostly Falcon 9)"
2725:"The Falcon is Dead, Long Live the Falcon?"
1286:1 × Merlin 1D Vacuum (with minor upgrades)
1283:1 × Merlin 1D Vacuum (with minor upgrades)
1028:modifications to the launch vehicle to add
950:, engines that were also to be used in the
297:The first stage was upgraded with a larger
7290:Space launch vehicles of the United States
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4910:Commercial Orbital Transportation Services
4856:Chantilly, Houston, Seattle, Washington DC
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1655:List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches
702:Commercial Orbital Transportation Services
439:missions to further destinations, such as
383:reusable launch system development program
164:Commercial Orbital Transportation Services
5028:Blue Origin v. United States & SpaceX
3311:"SpaceX Wins New Commercial Launch Order"
2693:"New opportunities for smallsat launches"
2634:de Selding, Peter B (13 September 2010).
1448:22,800 (expendable, from Cape Canaveral)
6324:List of Starlink and Starshield launches
5045:Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space
3463:Lea, Robert (last update) (2023-12-28).
1984:"SpaceX'sFalcon-1 Briefly Reaches Space"
1166:
1670:
1629:was used for Falcon 1 Flights 1 and 2.
1102:SpaceX launched its first satellite to
815:in the second stage, a change from the
745:first-stage tank—made a total of eight
278:a trajectory reaching the orbit of Mars
260:. The Falcon Heavy is a variant of the
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3853:Barbara Opall-Rome (12 October 2015).
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2360:"Launches – Mission Set Database"
2312:
270:successfully launched the Falcon Heavy
5012:(former VP of Propulsion Development)
3645:from the original on 1 September 2014
2817:
2815:
1798:Wattles, Jackie (29 September 2019).
1136:, projected to be available in 2024.
716:Grasshopper vehicle in September 2012
254:super heavy lift space launch vehicle
7:
6308:SDA Tranche 1 Transport layer T2TL-A
6303:SDA Tranche 1 Transport layer T1TR-E
6298:SDA Tranche 1 Transport layer T1TR-A
6293:SDA Tranche 1 Transport layer T1TL-F
6262:SDA Tranche 1 Transport layer T1TR-C
4828:Rocket development and test facility
4103:. SpaceX. 2007-12-10. Archived from
4078:. SpaceX. 2013-03-01. Archived from
4025:. SpaceX. 2011-12-03. Archived from
2854:Ferster, Warren (3 September 2009).
2337:. SpaceX. 2008-11-22. Archived from
1254:9 × Merlin 1D (with minor upgrades)
1251:9 × Merlin 1D (with minor upgrades)
819:used in the Falcon 1 second stages.
420:alloy that SpaceX has dubbed "30X".
166:program. It was first launched from
6257:SDA Tranche 1 Tracking layer T1TL-E
6247:SDA Tranche 1 Tracking layer T1TL-D
6242:SDA Tranche 1 Tracking layer T1TL-C
6237:SDA Tranche 1 Tracking layer T1TL-B
3946:Leonard, David (8 September 2005).
3334:Clark, Stephen (24 November 2013).
3210:"Stratolaunch and SpaceX part ways"
954:beginning in 2013, and also on the
640:The first version of the Falcon 9,
122:SpaceX's first launch vehicle, the
6252:425 Project SAR satellite flight 3
6209:Weather System Follow-on Microwave
6205:425 Project SAR satellite flight 2
3824:Bergin, Chris (February 8, 2016).
2271:"SpaceX Capabilities and Services"
1831:Garofalo, Meredith (8 June 2024).
1681:. Youtube. p. timeindex 2:25.
1625:For Falcon 1 Flights 3 through 5.
1079:In the US launch industry, SpaceX
1008:(aircraft concept was designed by
735:vertical takeoff, vertical landing
700:, the first launch under the NASA
428:test flights of prototype vehicles
424:iterative and incremental approach
192:Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
170:in 2010 and later replaced by the
25:
6730:Failed missions† are marked with
5915:Iridium NEXT 76-80 and OneWeb #19
4925:Commercial Lunar Payload Services
3563:. 21 October 2015. Archived from
3338:. Spaceflight Now. Archived from
3286:Stephen Clark (3 December 2013).
1812:from the original on 26 June 2023
1593:Success ratio (successful/total)
462:satellite constellation, and the
406:full-flow staged combustion cycle
369:. SpaceX aims to achieve this by
156:Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle
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5069:
4785:Autonomous spaceport drone ships
4346:
4332:
3422:William Harwood (5 March 2014).
3112:Belfiore, Michael (2012-01-05).
2727:. Discovery News. Archived from
2604:Social media information release
1909:Clark, Stephen (30 April 2024).
1738:Chang, Kenneth (14 March 2024).
1679:"Joseph Gordon-Levitt at SpaceX"
1639:
1558:
1498:
681:, testing facilities of defunct
587:
578:
400:. Both stages are equipped with
327:This section is an excerpt from
4894:SpaceX fairing recovery program
2858:. SpaceNews.com. Archived from
2638:. SpaceNews.com. Archived from
1883:Zafar, Ramish (26 April 2024).
1719:"ORBCOMM-2 Full Launch Webcast"
1692:Harwood, William (2018-02-06).
1612:357/358 (not including loss of
359:super heavy-lift launch vehicle
103:– both of which are powered by
69:, and Falcon Heavy Block 5 and
4840:Satellite development facility
4053:. SpaceX. 2014. Archived from
4000:. SpaceX. 2011. Archived from
3975:. SpaceX. 2013. Archived from
3724:. SpaceX. 2013. Archived from
3607:. SpaceX. 2013. Archived from
3520:Foust, Jeff (31 August 2015).
3385:Gwynne Shotwell (2014-03-21).
3208:Rosenberg, Zach (2012-11-27).
3081:Mecham, Michael (2011-12-14).
2691:Foust, Jeff (22 August 2011).
2489:Graham, William (2013-09-29).
2277:. SpaceX. 2013. Archived from
1957:. SpaceX. 2011. Archived from
1857:Vardhan, Harsh (7 June 2024).
751:McGregor, Texas, test facility
1:
3857:. DefenseNews. Archived from
3799:"Capabilities & Services"
3639:"Capabilities & Services"
3309:Money, Stewart (2013-01-30).
808:The Falcon 1e planned to use
648:—has been retired meanwhile.
430:. As a successor to SpaceX's
392:Starship has two stages: the
256:designed and manufactured by
5117:SpaceX missions and payloads
4915:Commercial Resupply Services
3921:Hoffman, Carl (2007-05-22).
3233:Bergin, Chris (2013-05-25).
3046:Bergin, Chris (2011-12-13).
2883:"SpaceX Falcon 9 Data Sheet"
2416:. 2008-04-22. Archived from
1041:Orbital Sciences Corporation
138:between 2006 and 2009 – the
4051:"Capabilities and Services"
3488:Berger, Eric (2023-12-20).
3171:Chow, Denise (2011-12-13).
2723:O'Neill, Ian (2011-09-30).
2539:Klotz, Irene (2013-10-17).
2511:Klotz, Irene (2011-09-27).
2385:"NASA Mission Set Database"
2362:. NASA GSFC. Archived from
2211:Klotz, Irene (2013-09-06).
2075:O'Neill, Ian (2008-08-16).
2042:Malik, Tariq (2006-03-26).
2012:Malik, Tariq (2006-03-26).
1982:Cane, Fraser (2007-03-22).
1528:(5.2 m fairing to LEO)
1523:(3.6 m fairing to LEO)
1403:Inner fairing diameter (m)
1091:, which neither SpaceX nor
992:, with funding provided by
379:adapting it to a wide range
246:Falcon Heavy on pad LC-39A.
93:medium-lift launch vehicles
7311:
6725:vehicles under development
4930:Gateway Logistics Services
4667:in the Russo-Ukrainian War
4344:
3894:"SpaceX Falcon Data Sheet"
3258:Dean, James (2013-12-04).
3181:. New York. Archived from
3149:. New York. Archived from
3141:Paur, Jason (2011-12-13).
2569:Boyle, Alan (2012-12-24).
2130:Rowe, Aaron (2009-07-14).
1551:(>6,400 kg to GTO)
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677:The company purchased the
606:
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404:, the first mass-produced
371:reusing both rocket stages
326:
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101:heavy-lift launch vehicles
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6196:425 Project SAR Satellite
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4635:Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy
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2606:. SpaceX. 12 October 2013
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1148:(even with approximately
885:oxidizer. Along with the
737:(VTVL) rocket. The first
176:Vandenberg Air Force Base
4816:Headquarters and factory
3801:. SpaceX. Archived from
3772:. SpaceX. Archived from
3746:@elonmusk (1 May 2016).
1118:market in recent years.
1116:communications satellite
451:, Starship will rely on
85:launch provider services
6609:Suborbital flight tests
4920:Commercial Crew Program
3998:"Falcon Heavy Overview"
3973:"Falcon Heavy Overview"
3016:"The Stratolaunch Team"
2881:Kyle, Ed (1 May 2017).
2751:"Falcon 1 User's Guide"
2466:"Mission Status Center"
1587:(≤8,000 kg to GTO)
1581:(≤5,500 kg to GTO)
1546:(≤6,400 kg to GTO)
779:using excess capacity.
731:reusable launch vehicle
617:rocket, which has nine
526:on the island atoll of
341:Starship spacecraft S24
274:personal Tesla Roadster
252:Falcon Heavy (FH) is a
225:Current launch vehicles
152:United States Air Force
7285:SpaceX launch vehicles
7019:Soviet Union / Ukraine
6038:RADARSAT Constellation
5039:Billionaire space race
4971:Falcon 9 landing tests
3052:NASAspaceflightnow.com
2618:testing in New Mexico.
2387:. NASA. Archived from
1228:(with minor upgrades)
1085:United Launch Alliance
859:
810:Aluminum Lithium alloy
717:
513:
348:
284:Falcon 9 "Full Thrust"
247:
73:
6961:Soviet Union / Russia
6482:Falcon Heavy missions
4821:Hawthorne, California
2862:on September 10, 2012
2493:. NASASpaceFlight.com
2223:on September 13, 2013
1717:SpaceX (2015-12-21).
1053:air-launched rocket.
858:Early Falcon 5 design
857:
715:
499:
387:plan to colonize Mars
361:under development by
354:is a two-stage fully
338:
245:
40:
7295:SpaceX related lists
6715:Ongoing spaceflights
6614:Orbital flight tests
5977:WorldView Legion 3,4
5958:WorldView Legion 1,2
5291:In-Flight Abort Test
5034:Commercial astronaut
4935:Human Landing System
4469:Starship prototypes
1490:26,700 (expendable)
1451:63,800 (expendable)
1193:Falcon 9 Full Thrust
1057:Competitive position
963:Stratolaunch Systems
931:Stratolaunch Systems
722:Grasshopper (rocket)
441:geosynchronous orbit
408:engines, which burn
290:Falcon 9 Full Thrust
188:Kennedy Space Center
180:Falcon 9 Full Thrust
59:Falcon 9 Full Thrust
5985:Galileo FOC FM26,32
5953:Galileo FOC FM25,27
5688:Eutelsat 117 West B
5654:Eutelsat 115 West B
5006:(President and COO)
4845:Redmond, Washington
4473:first stage booster
4246:Super Heavy booster
2996:on 14 December 2007
2963:on 11 November 2011
2835:on 22 February 2012
2642:on February 3, 2013
2551:on October 21, 2013
2185:www.astronautix.com
1955:"Falcon 9 Overview"
1104:geostationary orbit
1065:industry at highly
1018:Huntsville, Alabama
915:would have been an
398:Starship spacecraft
394:Super Heavy booster
178:in California. The
128:privately developed
107:engines and employ
6160:COSMO-SkyMed CSG-2
5798:Iridium NEXT 66–75
5779:Iridium NEXT 56–65
5766:Iridium NEXT 51–55
5758:Iridium NEXT 41–50
5750:Iridium NEXT 31–40
5737:Iridium NEXT 21–30
5729:Iridium NEXT 11–20
4292:"Full Thrust" v1.2
4138:2020-05-19 at the
3452:. 10 January 2023.
3342:on 3 December 2013
2984:(17 August 2007).
2112:on 26 January 2013
2081:The Universe Today
1988:The Universe Today
1744:The New York Times
1647:Spaceflight portal
1481:8,500 (expendable)
1273:Merlin Vacuum (1C)
1106:in December 2013 (
1022:Mojave, California
868:two-stage-to-orbit
860:
718:
698:COTS Demo Flight 1
601:on 8 December 2010
599:COTS Demo Flight 1
514:
412:(natural gas) and
375:mass-manufacturing
367:economies of scale
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301:tank, loaded with
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5239:Falcon 9 missions
5181:Falcon 1 missions
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5048:(2021 docuseries)
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4684:Launch facilities
4622:Lists of missions
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4341:
4101:"Updates Archive"
3805:on 7 October 2013
3426:. Spaceflight Now
3290:. Spaceflight Now
2801:(SSC07 - III - 6)
2412:(Press release).
2244:. Spaceflight Now
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1531:2011: 54 to 59.5
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1129:—in this market.
986:Scaled Composites
969:, multiple-stage
961:In December 2011
457:second-generation
453:orbital refueling
310:is still active.
212:Millennium Falcon
16:(Redirected from
7302:
7253:Universal Rocket
7162:Sounding rockets
7010:Universal Rocket
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5664:Orbcomm OG2 × 11
5659:TürkmenÄlem 52°E
5606:Crew-10–14
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3088:Aviation Week
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2391:on 2011-10-16
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2341:on 2013-07-27
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1993:
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1186:
1184:
1183:Falcon 9 v1.0
1181:
1179:
1176:
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1162:
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1156:
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995:
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982:
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972:
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558:Falcon 9 v1.0
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6855:Europe / ESA
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6676:Starship HLS
6673:
6669:third flight
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5948:Eutelsat 36D
5908:Intelsat 40e
5871:Galaxy 31,32
5733:Intelsat 35e
5704:Iridium NEXT
5604:
5597:
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5579:Polaris Dawn
5571:
5527:Inspiration4
5495:Cygnus NG-22
5493:
5486:
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5474:Cygnus NG-21
5472:
5463:Cygnus NG-20
5168:
5164:Falcon Heavy
5123:
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4945:Rocket Cargo
4885:
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4327:Falcon 9 Air
4256:lunar lander
4225:Falcon Heavy
4192:
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1537:2014: 61.2
1518:2010: 10.9
1268:1 × Kestrel
1198:Falcon Heavy
1157:
1154:
1138:
1131:
1120:
1101:
1078:
1060:
1045:
1038:
1034:
1026:
983:
975:
967:air-launched
960:
956:Falcon Heavy
942:
917:air-launched
913:Falcon 9 Air
912:
911:
908:Falcon 9 Air
903:
891:
872:
863:
861:
844:EADS Astrium
821:
807:
800:pressure-fed
781:
771:
769:
755:
747:test flights
725:
695:
687:
676:
672:Falcon Heavy
665:
662:
650:
639:
612:
561:
548:fifth launch
532:
517:
464:Starship HLS
436:Falcon Heavy
426:, involving
391:
350:
312:
296:
293:
251:
236:Falcon Heavy
230:Falcon Heavy
216:
210:
205:
202:Nomenclature
184:Falcon Heavy
158:program and
121:
97:Falcon Heavy
75:
67:Falcon Heavy
7221:Peacekeeper
7170:Black Brant
6697:Superbird-9
6522:LightSail 2
6490:Test flight
6352:Transporter
6286:Spainsat NG
6230:Spainsat NG
5866:Hotbird 13G
5861:Hotbird 13F
5841:Nilesat-301
5789:Telstar 18V
5775:Telstar 19V
5746:Koreasat 5A
5710:EchoStar 23
5276:Crew Dragon
5202:Trailblazer
5190:FalconSAT-2
5188:Flight 1† (
5152:Full Thrust
5010:Tom Mueller
4966:Reusability
4740:Atmospheric
4497:Grasshopper
4478:upper stage
4333:BFR and ITS
4251:upper stage
3835:February 9,
3366:Arianespace
3346:25 November
2735:29 December
2248:17 November
1544:2013: 77.1
1516:2008: 9.1
1514:2007: 8.5
1511:2008: 7.9
1509:2007: 6.9
1507:2006: 6.7
1412:3.7 or 5.2
1364:(late 2016)
1332:3.7 × 11.6
1067:competitive
996:co-founder
927:development
920:multi-stage
840:Orbcomm O2G
834:, and from
708:Grasshopper
552:development
472:Artemis III
343:stacked on
7279:Categories
6794:Long March
6727:in italics
6689:Satellites
6687:Commercial
6517:FormoSat-7
6507:USAF STP-2
6502:Arabsat-6A
6331:Rideshares
6185:GPS III-06
6156:GPS III-05
6153:GPS III-04
6147:GPS III-03
6103:satellites
6017:Formosat-5
5995:satellites
5993:Scientific
5968:Türksat 6A
5919:ArabSat 7B
5901:OneWeb #17
5893:OneWeb #16
5888:O3b mPOWER
5836:Türksat 5B
5828:Türksat 5A
5618:satellites
5616:Commercial
5212:NanoSail-D
5198:Flight 3†
5000:(CEO, CTO)
4991:Key people
4978:(canceled)
4976:Red Dragon
4950:Starshield
4763:Boca Chica
4752:New Mexico
4589:SuperDraco
4517:Starhopper
4418:Resilience
4356:Spacecraft
4111:2008-06-12
4086:2013-03-03
4061:2014-08-27
4033:2011-12-03
4008:2011-12-01
3983:2013-04-25
3932:2014-03-14
3865:12 October
3770:"Falcon 9"
3732:2013-12-04
3682:2012-12-25
3641:. SpaceX.
3615:2013-12-04
3605:"Falcon 9"
3574:27 January
3499:2023-12-30
3474:2023-12-30
3402:2014-03-22
3371:2019-08-20
3320:2013-02-01
3294:4 December
3269:2013-12-07
3244:2013-05-24
3219:2012-11-29
3189:2011-12-14
3157:2011-11-14
3124:2012-01-14
3095:2011-12-14
3091:. New York
3062:2011-12-14
3026:2011-12-20
2982:Musk, Elon
2967:2010-08-18
2953:"Falcon 5"
2805:2013-12-06
2758:SpaceX.com
2672:2012-07-11
2610:14 October
2585:2012-12-30
2555:2013-10-21
2545:Space News
2522:2011-11-23
2497:2013-10-16
2472:2010-12-08
2448:2010-12-30
2424:2008-04-22
2395:2010-06-03
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