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 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.

3 days ago · The Falcon 9 rocket will take flight from Launch Complex 40, carrying a batch of 21 Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit. Backup launch opportunities are available until 6:24 a.m ...

5 days ago · Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket with the latest pair of Maxar Space Systems' WorldView Legion satellites. The Earth observing satell...

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.

May 1, 2017 · SpaceX announced that it wo develop "Falcon 9", powered by nine Merlin 1B first stage engines, to meet the needs of an unnamed government customer. Falcon 9 would be able to boost more than 9 tonnes to LEO or more than 3 …

Jan 4, 2025 · SpaceX launched its first Falcon 9 rocket of 2025 as it sent the Thuraya 4 communications satellite to orbit from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Friday (Jan. 3).

Apr 27, 2022 · A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 143 small satellites into orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Jan. 24, 2021 to mark the Transporter-1...

Jul 26, 2024 · SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket — the most prolific launch vehicle in the world — is ready to return to flight after suffering a mission-ending failure during a routine journey earlier this...

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...