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.

Jun 28, 2021 · A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket comes in for a stunning landing on a drone ship after launching the GPS III SV05 satellite for the U.S. Space Force on June 17, 2021. (Image credit: SpaceX)

Jan 18, 2025 · The Starlink 6-39 mission, which launched on a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Feb. 25, 2024, was the first to feature 24 Starlink V2 Mini satellites, but there was no mention ...

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.

Sep 28, 2024 · A first-stage booster from SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket comes in for a successful landing at Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, just minutes after NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 launch from Space Launch Complex-40.

Aug 7, 2024 · Rocket landings never get old, as a new video shows. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo craft toward the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday (Aug. 4). The...

Jun 7, 2024 · When a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket first-stage booster returned to Earth's atmosphere Friday night and settled atop the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean, it marked the 300th...

The very first Falcon 9 first stage has successfully landed at Landing Zone 1, formally Launch Complex 13, of Cape Canaveral after launching as part of the OG-2 return to flight mission from...

Jan 21, 2025 · In the Space Coast's eighth launch of 2025 thus far, a SpaceX Falcon 9 took flight on another Starlink mission early Tuesday morning from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The Falcon 9 lifted off at 12 ...

Sep 28, 2024 · A first-stage booster from SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket comes in for a successful landing at Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, just minutes after NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 launch from Space Launch Complex-40.