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Falcon 9 is a partially reusable, two-stage-to-orbit, medium-lift launch vehicle designed and manufactured in the United States by SpaceX. The first Falcon 9 launch was on June 4, 2010, and the first Commercial Resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched on October 8, 2012. In 2020, it became the first commercial rocket to launch humans to orbit. With 686 successful flights, Falcon 9 has seen the most launches among active launch vehicles; it is noted for its reliability and high launch cadence, with two in-flight failures, one partial failure and one pre-flight destruction. The rocket has two stages. The first (booster) stage carries the second stage and payload to a predetermined speed and altitude, after which the second stage accelerates the payload to its target orbit. The booster is capable of landing vertically to facilitate reuse, a feat which was first achieved on flight 20 in December 2015. Additionally, the fairing halves are scooped out of water after a parachute-assisted landing and can be reflown multiple times. As of September 20, 2026, SpaceX has successfully landed Falcon 9 boosters 598 times. Individual boosters have flown as many as 37 flights. Both stages are powered by SpaceX Merlin engines, using cryogenic liquid oxygen and rocket-grade kerosene (RP-1) as propellants. The heaviest payloads flown to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) were Intelsat 35e carrying 6,761 kg (14,905 lb), and Telstar 19V with 7,075 kg (15,598 lb). The former was launched into an advantageous super-synchronous transfer orbit, while the latter went into a lower-energy GTO, with an apogee well below the geostationary altitude. On January 24, 2021, Falcon 9 set a record for the most satellites launched by a single rocket, carrying 143 into orbit. Falcon 9 is human-rated for transporting NASA astronauts to the ISS, certified for the National Security Space Launch program and the NASA Launch Services Program lists it as a "Category 3" (Low Risk) launch vehicle allowing it to launch the agency's most expensive, important, and complex missions. Several versions of Falcon 9 have been built and flown: v1.0 flew from 2010 to 2013, v1.1 flew from 2013 to 2016, while v1.2 Full Thrust first launched in 2015, encompassing the Block 5 variant, which has been in operation since May 2018.

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  Logo of the Falcon 9 Ground-level view of a Falcon 9 lifting off from its launch pad Falcon 9 is a partially reusable, two-stage-to-orbit, medium-lift launch vehicle designed and manufactured in the United States by SpaceX. The first Falcon 9 launch was on June 4, 2010, and the first Commercial Resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched on October 8, 2012. In 2020, it became the first commercial rocket to launch humans to orbit. With 685 successful flights, Falcon 9 has seen the most launches among active launch vehicles; it is noted for its reliability and high launch cadence, with two in-flight failures, one partial failure and one pre-flight destruction. [...] SpaceX originally intended to follow its Falcon 1 launch vehicle with an intermediate capacity vehicle, Falcon 5. The Falcon line of vehicles are named after the Millennium Falcon, a fictional starship from the Star Wars film series. In 2005, SpaceX announced that it was instead proceeding with Falcon 9, a "fully reusable heavy-lift launch vehicle", and had already secured a government customer. Falcon 9 was described as capable of launching approximately 9,500 kilograms (20,900 lb) to low Earth orbit and was projected to be priced at US$27 million per flight with a 3.7 m (12 ft) payload fairing and US$35 million with a 5.2 m (17 ft) fairing. SpaceX also announced a heavy version of Falcon 9 with a payload capacity of approximately 25,000 kilograms (55,000 lb). Falcon 9 was intended to [...] 25,000 kilograms (55,000 lb). Falcon 9 was intended to support LEO and GTO missions, as well as crew and cargo missions to the ISS.

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  / # Falcon 9 Falcon 9 rocket by SpaceX Wiki Falcon 9 is a partially reusable two-stage-to-orbit launch vehicle designed and manufactured by SpaceX in the United States. Both the first and second stages are powered by Merlin engines, using cryogenic liquid oxygen and rocket-grade kerosene (RP-1) as propellants. Unlike most rockets in service, which are expendable launch systems, Falcon 9 is partially reusable. The first stage is capable of re-entering the atmosphere and landing vertically after separating from the second stage. First-stage landings can occur either back at the launch site or downrange on droneships. In addition to the first stage, Falcon 9's payload fairing is also reusable. The payload fairing halves utilize a parafoil to steer themselves toward a recovery vessel. [...] ## Up Next --- Falcon 9 | SpaceX | Next Spaceflight SpaceX / # Falcon 9 Falcon 9 rocket by SpaceX Wiki

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  Title: Falcon 9:Falcon 9, Falcon 9 rocket S -百科知識中文網 # Falcon 9. Falcon 9, Falcon 9 rocket SpaceX is an American company of the recyclable type medium - sized launch vehicles.On May 22, 2012, "Long" spaceship that this type of rocket launch, as the first to launch to the International Space Station for commercial spacecraft."Falcon 9" as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the commercial orbital transportation service officially began its journey into space, replacing the shuttle to the International Space Station (ISS) of cargo and personnel.On 3 December 2013, the US company SpaceX successfully launched a communications satellite geosynchronous transfer orbit, became the first American to enter the commercial launching of satellites for private enterprises.On June 28, 2015, the Falcon 9 rocket after liftoff and broke apart in midair in; on 20 July, a Falcon 9 rocket explosion cause is known: helium bottle steel bracket there is a defect.8 April 2016, the American company Space Exploration Technologies' Falcon 9 rocket launched; the U.S. eastern time on April 12 in the morning, the Falcon 9 rocket back to launch area near the level of the basin.Local time September 1, 2016, in the morning, the SpaceX rocket on a launch pad for test of the accidental explosion, directly led to Facebook's first Internet satellite have been completely destroyed, the loss of up to 2 billion.2017 on Feb. 18, with "Falcon 9 rocket," Dragon "cargo ship, for the international space station supplies and science experiments and equipment,. company which is developing the Falcon 9 rocket to a reusable version, and in 2014, for the September launch, the successful recovery of the" Falcon 9 "of the portion of the one - stage rocket company which is developing the Falcon 9 rocket to a reusable version, and in 2014, for the September launch, the successful recovery of the" Falcon 9 "of the portion of the one - stage rocket . Eastern time on January 10, 2015 4: 47: 4 (Nov. 17 at 10: 47), the American company Space Exploration Technologies' Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida US Space Exploration Technologies Corporation on January 10, 2015, the company said on the day of the launch of the Falcon 9 rocket sea recovery attempts failed, the rocket on a floating landing and ravaged US Space Exploration Technologies Corporation on January 10, 2015, the company said on the day of the launch of the Falcon 9 rocket sea recovery attempts failed, the rocket on a floating landing and ravaged .

• FALCON 9 - A rocket that is reusable!

  Title: FALCON 9 - A rocket that is reusable! # FALCON 9 - A rocket that is reusable! Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket to have the ability to be partially reusable for space explorations, is being designed and manufactured by SpaceX. This is the world's first two-stage orbital-class launch vehicle which is partially reusable. Since it is reusable this comparatively reduces the financial load of space access. Using this launch vehicle people as well as payloads can be transported to Earth's orbit and it's beyond. It's worth noting that SpaceX has been revolutionizing space travel as well as reducing space travel costs drastically by using reusable launch vehicles. Here is a timeline of how SpaceX's Falcon 9 has evolved over the years and got a position where they could launch astronauts into outer space. The complete specification of the Falcon 9 is listed below:. ## **FIRST STAGE**. Falcon 9’s first stage is manufactured by nine Merlin 1D engines and aluminium-lithium alloy tanks which contain liquid oxygen and rocket-grade kerosene (RP-1) propellant. The nine Merlin engines on the first stage are gradually throttled near the end of the first-stage flight to limit launch vehicle acceleration as the rocket’s mass decreases with the burning of fuel. These engines are also used to reorient the first stage prior to re-entry and to decelerate the vehicle for landing. This is equipped with four landing legs made of carbon fiber with aluminum honeycomb to withstand the impact during the takeoff and landing of the rocket. Merlin is a family of rocket engines developed by SpaceX for use on its Falcon 1, Falcon 9, and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles. The second stage, powered by a single Merlin Vacuum Engine, delivers Falcon 9’s payload to the desired orbit. Merlin Vacuum features a larger exhaust section and a significantly larger expansion nozzle to maximize the engine’s efficiency in the vacuum of space. The interstage is a composite structure that connects the first and second stages and houses the pneumatic pushers that allow the first and second stages to separate during flight. Falcon 9 is equipped with four hypersonic grid fins positioned at the base of the interstage.

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