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Falcon 9

SpaceX

Falcon 9 is a reusable, two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of people and payloads into Earth orbit and beyond. It is the world's first orbital-class reusable rocket and the workhorse of modern spaceflight.

Height
70 m
Diameter
3.7 m
Liftoff mass
549 t
Payload to LEO
22,800 kg
Payload to GTO
8,300 kg
Stages
2 (reusable first stage)
Liftoff thrust
7,600 kN
First flight
Jun 2010
Status
Active

flight record

777

launches

99.4%

success

660

successful

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"Falcon 9 - SpaceX" (https://skfb.ly/6RIC9) by Stanley Creative is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

New Glenn

Blue Origin

New Glenn is Blue Origin's partially reusable heavy-lift rocket, named for astronaut John Glenn. Its 7-meter-diameter first stage, powered by seven BE-4 engines, is designed to fly at least 25 missions and lands downrange on a sea platform. The rocket reached orbit on its first attempt in January 2025.

Height
98 m
Diameter
7 m
Payload to LEO
45,000 kg
Payload to GTO
13,600 kg
Stages
2 (reusable first stage)
Engines
7× BE-4 + 2× BE-3U
Liftoff thrust
17,000 kN
First flight
Jan 2025
Status
Active

flight record

7

launches

66.7%

success

2

successful

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Space Shuttle

NASA

The Space Shuttle was NASA's partially reusable low-Earth-orbit spacecraft system, flown from 1981 to 2011. Its winged orbiter launched vertically on twin solid rocket boosters, carried crews and cargo like the Hubble Space Telescope and ISS modules, and landed as a glider.

Height
56.1 m
Orbiter length
37.2 m
Liftoff mass
2,030 t
Payload to LEO
27,500 kg
Crew
up to 8
Liftoff thrust
30,160 kN
First flight
Apr 1981
Final flight
Jul 2011
Status
Retired

flight record

135

launches

98.5%

success

133

successful

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Orbiter Discovery (OV-103)

NASA

Discovery is the most-flown Space Shuttle orbiter, launching 39 missions including the deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope and both return-to-flight missions. This 3D scan was captured by the Smithsonian, where Discovery is on display.

Length
37.2 m
Wingspan
23.8 m
Crew
up to 8
Missions flown
39
Days in space
365
Orbits completed
5,830
First flight
Aug 1984
Final flight
Mar 2011
Status
Museum (Smithsonian)

flight record

39

launches

100.0%

success

39

successful

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"Orbiter Space Shuttle OV-103 Discovery" (https://skfb.ly/6WoIA) by The Smithsonian Institution is licensed under CC0 1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/).