SpaceX launch vehicles - Wikipedia
WEBSpaceX Falcon rockets are being offered to the launch industry at highly competitive prices, allowing SpaceX to build a large manifest of over 50 launches by late 2013, with two-thirds of them for commercial customers exclusive of US government flights.
SpaceX reusable launch system development program - Wikipedia
WEBAs of 2023, SpaceX is developing the Starship system to be a fully-reusable two-stage launch vehicle, intended to replace all of its other launch vehicles and spacecraft for satellite delivery and human transport—Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy and Dragon—and eventually support flights to the Moon and Mars.
Falcon 9 - SpaceX
WEBFalcon 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.
Last year reusable rockets entered the mainstream, and there’s …
WEBJan 6, 2021 · The space shuttle was the world's first partially reusable launch system, with the orbiter and solid rocket boosters capable of multiple flights after significant refurbishment.
Reusable Rockets: Expanding Space Exploration Possibilities …
WEBJul 25, 2019 · The Shuttle orbiter featured two reusable solid rocket boosters attached to a disposable fuel tank and the craft itself used wings to fly back to Earth on re-entry. The era of Space Shuttle missions led to construction of …
Reusable rockets explained - Cosmos
WEBFeb 6, 2018 · Reusable rockets explained. The bottom of the ocean is a rocket graveyard – littered with the expended shells of thousands of rockets used to send satellites, and people, to space. These...
Here's Why The SpaceX Launch Means We've Entered a New Era of ...
WEBApr 3, 2017 · SpaceX made history last week, launching a pre-flown booster into space for the first time ever – arguably the strongest milestone yet in the company's bid to make economical, reusable rockets.
Boosting rocket reliability at the material level - MIT News
WEBNov 28, 2023 · “With reusable liquid propellant rocket engines, you must ensure safe operation over multiple flight cycles and ease off on performance to reduce stress.” Larger, more powerful reusable rockets make these design additions even more challenging.
SpaceX Rocket Flies 10 Times as Reusability Gets Surprisingly …
WEBMay 17, 2021 · Industry pioneer SpaceX has hit a significant milestone after one of its Falcon 9 rockets completed its 10th mission. The ability to reuse its launch vehicles has been at the heart of the company’s recent successes, and it …
Elon Musk Spent $1 Billion Developing Reusable Rockets
WEBJun 22, 2017 · SpaceX hopes to fly its next used rocket on June 25, as part of a "weekend doubleheader" of two separate launches within 48 hours. Musk's goal is to drastically lower the cost of access to space with reusable, orbital-class rockets, thereby making it as cheap as possible to launch people to Mars.