Events with tag - Launch Vehicle

September 28, 2008

SpaceX Falcon 1 First Orbital Launch

SpaceX made history when its Falcon 1 became the first privately developed liquid-fuel rocket to reach Earth's orbit from Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, marking a revolutionary moment in commercial spaceflight.

December 21, 2015

SpaceX Falcon 9 First Landing

SpaceX achieved a historic milestone by successfully landing its Falcon 9 rocket's first stage booster at Cape Canaveral, marking the first-ever vertical landing of an orbital-class rocket while delivering 11 Orbcomm-2 satellites to orbit.

July 25, 2019

SpaceX Starhopper First Flight

SpaceX achieves major milestone with first successful untethered flight of Starhopper test vehicle, reaching 20 meters height at Boca Chica facility. The prototype demonstrated crucial technologies for future Mars missions.

April 17, 2023

SpaceX Starship First Flight

SpaceX's Starship, the world's most powerful rocket, prepares for its groundbreaking first orbital test flight with 33 Raptor engines and unprecedented payload capacity of 220,000 pounds to low Earth orbit.