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March 31, 2015

Falcon 9 Evolves
Bethesda, MD (SPX) Mar 31, 2015
SpaceX developed the two-stage Falcon 9, a family of launch vehicles that consists of the Falcon 9 v1.0, Falcon 9 v1.1, and the partially-reusable Falcon 9-R. Both stages of each vehicle employ liquid oxygen (LOX) and RP-1 propellants. The Falcon 9 v1.1 can lift payloads of up to 13,150 kg to low Earth orbit (LEO), and 4,850 kg to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO). The initial version, Falcon 9 v1.0, made five flights before this design was retired in 2013. SpaceX is now flying an improved ... read more

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