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Watch this SpaceX rocket launch on 15th anniversary of first Falcon 9 liftoff
SpaceX’s first launch of the Falcon 9 took at Cape Canaveral in Florida on June 4, 2010. The inaugural flight marked a significant milestone in commercial spaceflight history as it was the first time that a privately developed rocket of Falcon 9’s size had been successfully launched to orbit.
15 years of launches from Florida: Rise of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
As new rockets and space companies arrive on the scene, this workhorse of a rocket, the Falcon 9, remains the most common rocket launched from Florida launch pads. It debuted 15 years ago this week, and has changed not only the launch cadence on the Space Coast but the entire industry.
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'Starship in space': See amazing photos from SpaceX megarocket's Flight 9 test missionAnother shot was snapped just after separation of the vehicle's two elements — the Super Heavy booster and Ship upper stage.
Chinese rocket startup Space Epoch put on a show recently, with a demonstration test launch of their reusable Yanxingzhe-1 rocket booster.
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