SpaceX has been successfully landing the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket for the last decade. Doing so allows SpaceX to use a single booster for multiple missions, enabling it to slash launch costs ...

For the sixth year in a row, SpaceX is on course to set a new annual launch record for the Falcon 9 rocket, highlighting SpaceX’s increasing dominance in orbital launch activity, as well as the ...

The Bahamian government grew frustrated with Elon Musk's aggressive diplomacy last year, a dynamic that likely contributed to the country's decision in April to put SpaceX's Falcon 9 booster-landing ...

The 85th orbital launch from the Space Coast in 2025 also marked a milestone for SpaceX with the 500th successful landing of a Falcon 9 rocket booster. The early Thursday morning launch came as the ...

A decade of Falcon 9 boosters thundering back to Cape Canaveral’s Landing Zone 2 ended with a classified payload bound for orbit. The National Reconnaissance Office’s NROL-77 mission, launched at 2:16 ...

Early in the morning of Nov. 2 , 2025, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket roared off its pad at the Space Launch Complex in Cape Canaveral, carrying the dedicated rideshare mission known as Bandwagon-4 into ...

Stage one locks load complete. Stage 2 locks load complete. Ground gas closets. Falcon 9 isn't start up. Go for lunch. T minus 30 seconds. T minus 15 seconds. T minus 10, 987654321 engines full power ...

Launch recap: Scroll down to review live updates from the Sunday, Oct. 19, liftoff of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on the Starlink 10-17 mission, which featured a first-stage booster's ...

The SpaceX Falcon 9 could be used to launch Crew Dragon to LEO, followed by a crew transfer to HLS/Starship for the lunar leg instead of using SLS and Orion. However, for long-term sustainability and ...