Falcon 9 Block 5 is a partially reusable, human-rated, two-stage-to-orbit, medium-lift launch vehicle [d] designed and manufactured in the United States by SpaceX. It is the fifth major version of the Falcon 9 family and the third version of the Falcon 9 Full Thrust.

Mar 21, 2025 · SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5. Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability. Learn more about the Falcon 9 Block 5

May 11, 2018 · “The key to Block 5 is that it’s designed to do 10 or more flights with no refurbishment between each flight. The only thing that needs to change is to reload propellant and fly again.”

Aug 27, 2018 · Following the first Block 5 launch on May 11, which placed Bangladesh's first satellite — the Bangabandhu-1 — in orbit, SpaceX officials said they didn't know when the recovered booster would...

May 11, 2018 · Elon Musk and SpaceX successfully launched the final "Block 5" version of the company's Falcon 9 rocket on Friday, after a last-minute computer abort signal pushed things back a day. Block 5 is...

Feb 27, 2018 · Known as Falcon 9 Block 5, the upgraded booster arrived at SpaceX’s McGregor, TX test facilities and went vertical on the static fire test stand.

May 11, 2018 · Yesterday at Kennedy Space Center, with 58 seconds left on the countdown clock, an automatic abort halted the maiden flight of SpaceX's Block 5 rocket, the newest and most powerful version of...

Falcon 9 Block 5, also known as Falcon 9 v1.2, is a kind of American carrier rocket (or launch vehicle). It is made by SpaceX. It can travel to Earth orbit. "Block 5" has a first-stage rocket (or booster) and a second stage. It is the fifth version of Falcon 9 Full Thrust. [3] [4] The maximum thrust for its first stage is 7.6 MN (770 t f ...

Jul 21, 2018 · Now, the Falcon 9 is a mature design, and has concluded upon its final form: ‘Block 5’. Today’s launch will be the second launch of a Block 5.

Prior to the maiden flight of the SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket, the private spaceflight company explains how it differs from their previous rockets. -- See...