9 Facts About SpaceX Falcon

1. On March 30, 2017, SpaceX Falcon became the first entity to successfully launch and fly a reusable orbital class rocket.

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2. In 2012, SpaceX Falcon became the first private space company to dock with the International Space Station.

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3. In November 2018, SpaceX Falcon announced work on a heavily modified Falcon 9 second stage that would be used for atmospheric reentry testing of a number of technologies needed for the full-scale BFR spaceship, including an ultra-light heat shield and high-Mach control surfaces.

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4. In March 2013, SpaceX Falcon announced that, beginning with the first flight of the Falcon 9 v1.1, every first stage would be instrumented and equipped as a controlled descent test vehicle.

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5. In late 2011, SpaceX Falcon announced a change in the approach, eliminating the parachutes and going with a propulsively-powered-descent approach.

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6. In 2017, SpaceX Falcon started including incremental changes to the Falcon 9 Full Thrust, internally calling it the "Block 4" version.

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7. In November 2009 SpaceX Falcon conducted the initial second stage test firing lasting forty seconds.

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8. In 2015, SpaceX Falcon said the first rocket launch would happen in early 2016.

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9. In 2018, SpaceX Falcon had 21 successful rocket launches and plans for an even more aggressive launch schedule for 2019, with the first of the "crewed" vehicles set for a potential Jan 17 launch window.

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