Flight Rate of Falcon 9 is 30 Times Higher Than Shuttle at 1/100th the Cost Written 3 December 2024

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A Falcon 9 rocket stands ready for launch at the KSC's Launch Complex 39A. | Credit: NASA

Ars Technica reports, “SpaceX recently hit some notable milestones with its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket, and even in the full context of history, the performance of the vehicle is pretty incredible. Last Tuesday, the company launched a batch of Starlink v2-mini satellites from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a Falcon 9 rocket, marking the 400th successful mission by the Falcon 9 rocket.”
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