When SpaceX switched from the Falcon 9 v1.1 to the upgraded Falcon 9 Full Thrust, they opted to construct a larger, partially-underground test stand for the first stages. This would solve multiple ...

Falcon 9 v1.2 – also known as Falcon 9 Full Thrust – expanded the range of missions on which SpaceX could attempt to recover the first stage and allowed the stage to retain enough fuel to ...

A Falcon 9 carrying a Dragon cargo ship loaded with ... passages through the extreme upper atmosphere. Even at full power, the thrust from onboard ion thrusters "is unlikely to be enough to ...

Which is precisely where SpaceX currently finds themselves. Over the years they’ve mastered landing the Falcon 9’s first stage, and they’ve even proven that the recovered boosters can be ...

Stunned families watched in awe last night as SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket miles into sky. Although the stunt threatened to bring deafening sonic booms across parts of Central Florida ...