3 days ago · SpaceX Falcon 9 booster lands. Update 5:13 p.m.: The Falcon 9 first-stage booster just landed aboard SpaceX's drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean, completing its 20th mission.

2 days ago · SpaceX is targeting Monday, January 27 for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at ...

5 days ago · Liftoff took place at 9:07 a.m. ET today (Jan. 24). SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from California's central coast today (Jan. 24). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 ...

Jun 13, 2023 · The first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket comes down for a landing at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on June 12, 2023 after launching the Transporter-8 rideshare mission.

Jan 18, 2025 · Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) happened at 7:45 a.m. PST (10:45 p.m. EST, 1545 UTC). ... A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully lifted off from Cape ...

Jan 23, 2025 · The first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rests on the deck of a drone ship shortly after launching 27 Starlink satellites from California on Jan. 21, 2025. It was SpaceX's 400th landing of an ...

The Falcon 9 first stage is equipped with four landing legs made of state-of-the-art carbon fiber with aluminum honeycomb. Placed symmetrically around the base of the rocket, they are stowed at the base of the vehicle and deploy just prior to landing.

6 days ago · A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on the Starlink 11-6 mission on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. Image: SpaceX. Update 10 a.m. EST (1500 UTC): SpaceX landed the first ...

Dec 3, 2024 · SpaceX completed the first of three planned Falcon 9 rocket launches over the next two days, which include two Starlink flights and a customer mission. Notably, the first mission in the...

Aug 28, 2024 · SpaceX launches are on hold after a booster rocket toppled over in flames while landing. The Federal Aviation Administration grounded the company's Falcon 9 rockets and ordered an investigation following Wednesday's accident off the Florida coast.