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 ==External Links==
-[https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/falcon-9/ Spacex official site for Flacon 9]
+[https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/falcon-9/ Spacex official site for Falcon 9]
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 ==Falcon 9==
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 The '''Falcon 9''' rocket is a commercial medium-to-heavy launch vehicle built and flown by [[SpaceX]]. It is designed to be an inexpensive, reliable, and partially reusable transportation to low-Earth orbit (LEO) and [[geostationary transfer orbit]] (GTO). The Falcon 9 can carry up to 22,800 kg to LEO, 5,070kg to GTO, and up to 4,020 kg on an Earth-escape trajectory<ref>"Falcon 9 & Falcon Heavy," Spaceflight Insider. [http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/hangar/falcon/]</ref>. The more powerful Falcon Heavy is designed to carry up to 63,800 kg to LEO, 26,700 kg to GTO, and 14,600 kg to Mars.
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-[http://www.spacex.com Spacex official site]
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	The '''Falcon 9''' rocket is a commercial medium-to-heavy launch vehicle built and flown by [[SpaceX]]. It is designed to be an inexpensive, reliable, and partially reusable transportation to low-Earth orbit (LEO) and [[geostationary transfer orbit]] (GTO). The Falcon 9 can carry up to 22,800 kg to LEO, 5,070kg to GTO, and up to 4,020 kg on an Earth-escape trajectory<ref>"Falcon 9 & Falcon Heavy," Spaceflight Insider. [http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/hangar/falcon/]</ref>. The more powerful Falcon Heavy is designed to carry up to 63,800 kg to LEO, 26,700 kg to GTO, and 14,600 kg to Mars.		The '''Falcon 9''' rocket is a commercial medium-to-heavy launch vehicle built and flown by [[SpaceX]]. It is designed to be an inexpensive, reliable, and partially reusable transportation to low-Earth orbit (LEO) and [[geostationary transfer orbit]] (GTO). The Falcon 9 can carry up to 22,800 kg to LEO, 5,070kg to GTO, and up to 4,020 kg on an Earth-escape trajectory<ref>"Falcon 9 & Falcon Heavy," Spaceflight Insider. [http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/hangar/falcon/]</ref>. The more powerful Falcon Heavy is designed to carry up to 63,800 kg to LEO, 26,700 kg to GTO, and 14,600 kg to Mars.

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 ==Falcon 9==
-The '''Falcon 9''' rocket is a commercial medium-to-heavy launch vehicle built and flown by [[SpaceX]]. It is designed to be an inexpensive, reliable, and partially reusable transportation to low-Earth orbit (LEO) and [[geostationary transfer orbit]] (GTO). The Falcon 9 can carry up to 22,800 kg to LEO, 5,070kg to GTO, and up to 4,020 kg on an Earth-escape trajectory<ref>"Falcon 9 & Falcon Heavy," Spaceflight Insider. [http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/hangar/falcon/]</ref>. The more powerful Falcon Heavy is designed to carry up to 54,400 kg to LEO, 22,200 kg to GTO, and 13,600 kg on an escape trajectory. SpaceX launches Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex (SLC) 40 and Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) 39A as well as Vandenberg Air Force Base's SLC-4.
+The '''Falcon 9''' rocket is a commercial medium-to-heavy launch vehicle built and flown by [[SpaceX]]. It is designed to be an inexpensive, reliable, and partially reusable transportation to low-Earth orbit (LEO) and [[geostationary transfer orbit]] (GTO). The Falcon 9 can carry up to 22,800 kg to LEO, 5,070kg to GTO, and up to 4,020 kg on an Earth-escape trajectory<ref>"Falcon 9 & Falcon Heavy," Spaceflight Insider. [http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/hangar/falcon/]</ref>. The more powerful Falcon Heavy is designed to carry up to 63,800 kg to LEO, 26,700 kg to GTO, and 14,600 kg to Mars.
 Falcon 9, first flown in 2010, is a two-stage rocket with nine SpaceX-manufactured Merlin 1D engines and a single vacuum-rated Merlin 1D on its upper stage. On May 25, 2012, SpaceX launched its Dragon cargo spacecraft to the [[International Space Station]] under the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program, marking the first time a commercial spacecraft had docked with the station.<ref>Jaggard, Victoria. "SpaceX's Dragon Docks with Space Station -- A First." ''National Geographic'' May 25, 2012. [/news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/05/120525-spacex-dragon-robot-arm-international-space-station-nation/ /news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/05/120525-spacex-dragon-robot-arm-international-space-station-nation/]</ref> On December 21, 2015, SpaceX first successfully demonstrated the return and vertical soft landing of a Falcon 9 first stage.<ref>SpaceX, "Falcon 9 First Stage Landing / From Helicopter," ''YouTube.com.'' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCBE8ocOkAQ</ref> On March 30, 2017, SpaceX successfully flew a previously flown first stage.<ref>SpaceX. "World's First Reflight of an Orbital Class Rocket," ''YouTube.com.'' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsZSXav4wI8&feature=youtu.be</ref> On November 19, 2017, NASA gave approval for SpaceX to use reused Falcon 9 first stages on its Cargo Resupply Services (CRS) missions to ISS.<ref>Rhian, Jason. "NASA green lights SpaceX use of pre-flown Falcon 9 first stages on CRS Missions." ''Spaceflight Insider''. November 19, 2017. [/www.spaceflightinsider.com/organizations/space-exploration-technologies/nasa-green-lights-spacex-use-pre-flown-falcon-9-first-stages-crs-missions/ /www.spaceflightinsider.com/organizations/space-exploration-technologies/nasa-green-lights-spacex-use-pre-flown-falcon-9-first-stages-crs-missions/]</ref>
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 The [[w:Falcon_Heavy|Falcon Heavy]] comprises a Falcon 9 core stage and upper stage plus two Falcon 9 first stages as boosters, comprising a total of 27 engines and two and a half stages at liftoff. Falcon Heavy's first launch occurred in  February 2018.<ref>Clark, Stephen. "Debut of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket now planned for early next year," ''Spaceflight Now''. November 28, 2017. [/spaceflightnow.com/2017/11/28/debut-of-spacexs-falcon-heavy-rocket-now-planned-in-january/ /spaceflightnow.com/2017/11/28/debut-of-spacexs-falcon-heavy-rocket-now-planned-in-january/]</ref> The first Falcon Heavy did not have an official payload, Elon Musk send his own Tesla Roadster on an elliptical orbit that intersects Mars' orbit.<ref>Musk, Elon. "Payload will be..." ''Twitter.com.'' December 1, 2017 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/936782477502246912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spaceflightinsider.com%2Forganizations%2Fspace-exploration-technologies%2Felon-musk-trolls-internet-falcon-heavy-tweets%2F</ref> .  There has been three Falcon heavy launches and there are up to ten further launches planned.  The Falcon Heavy will probably be replaced by the [[Starship]] launcher when the latter becomes operational.
-== See also ==
+==See also==
 [[List of Launch Systems and Vendors|List of launching systems]]

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-The '''Falcon 9''' rocket is a commercial medium-to-heavy launch vehicle built and flown by [[SpaceX]]. It is designed inexpensive, reliable, and partially reusable transportation to low-Earth orbit (LEO) and [[geostationary transfer orbit]] (GTO). The Falcon 9 can carry up to 22,800 kg to LEO, 5,070kg to GTO, and up to 4,020 kg on an Earth-escape trajectory<ref>"Falcon 9 & Falcon Heavy," Spaceflight Insider. [http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/hangar/falcon/]</ref>. The more powerful Falcon Heavy is designed to carry up to 54,400 kg to LEO, 22,200 kg to GTO, and 13,600 kg on an escape trajectory. SpaceX launches Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex (SLC) 40 and Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) 39A as well as Vandenberg Air Force Base's SLC-4.
+== Falcon 9 ==
 Falcon 9, first flown in 2010, is a two-stage rocket with nine SpaceX-manufactured Merlin 1D engines and a single vacuum-rated Merlin 1D on its upper stage. On May 25, 2012, SpaceX launched its Dragon cargo spacecraft to the [[International Space Station]] under the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program, marking the first time a commercial spacecraft had docked with the station.<ref>Jaggard, Victoria. "SpaceX's Dragon Docks with Space Station -- A First." ''National Geographic'' May 25, 2012. [/news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/05/120525-spacex-dragon-robot-arm-international-space-station-nation/ /news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/05/120525-spacex-dragon-robot-arm-international-space-station-nation/]</ref> On December 21, 2015, SpaceX first successfully demonstrated the return and vertical soft landing of a Falcon 9 first stage.<ref>SpaceX, "Falcon 9 First Stage Landing / From Helicopter," ''YouTube.com.'' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCBE8ocOkAQ</ref> On March 30, 2017, SpaceX successfully flew a previously flown first stage.<ref>SpaceX. "World's First Reflight of an Orbital Class Rocket," ''YouTube.com.'' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsZSXav4wI8&feature=youtu.be</ref> On November 19, 2017, NASA gave approval for SpaceX to use reused Falcon 9 first stages on its Cargo Resupply Services (CRS) missions to ISS.<ref>Rhian, Jason. "NASA green lights SpaceX use of pre-flown Falcon 9 first stages on CRS Missions." ''Spaceflight Insider''. November 19, 2017. [/www.spaceflightinsider.com/organizations/space-exploration-technologies/nasa-green-lights-spacex-use-pre-flown-falcon-9-first-stages-crs-missions/ /www.spaceflightinsider.com/organizations/space-exploration-technologies/nasa-green-lights-spacex-use-pre-flown-falcon-9-first-stages-crs-missions/]</ref>
-The Falcon Heavy comprises a Falcon 9 core stage and upper stage plus two Falcon 9 stages as boosters, comprising a total of 27 engines and two and a half stages at liftoff. Falcon Heavy's first launch is currently scheduled for early 2018.<ref>Clark, Stephen. "Debut of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket now planned for early next year," ''Spaceflight Now''. November 28, 2017. [/spaceflightnow.com/2017/11/28/debut-of-spacexs-falcon-heavy-rocket-now-planned-in-january/ /spaceflightnow.com/2017/11/28/debut-of-spacexs-falcon-heavy-rocket-now-planned-in-january/]</ref> While the first Falcon Heavy will not have an official payload, Elon Musk joked online that he would send his Tesla Roadster to Mars orbit.<ref>Musk, Elon. "Payload will be..." ''Twitter.com.'' December 1, 2017 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/936782477502246912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spaceflightinsider.com%2Forganizations%2Fspace-exploration-technologies%2Felon-musk-trolls-internet-falcon-heavy-tweets%2F</ref> Musk has stated that SpaceX's in-development Big F---ing Rocket ([[BFR]]) would "make our current vehicles" (Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy) redundant."<ref>Richardson, Derek. "Elon Musk hopes to make SpaceX's Falcon, Dragon fleet obsolete with Mars rocket." ''Spaceflight Insider.'' September 29, 2017 [/www.spaceflightinsider.com/organizations/space-exploration-technologies/elon-musk-hopes-make-spacex-falcon-dragon-fleet-obsolete-mars-rocket/ /www.spaceflightinsider.com/organizations/space-exploration-technologies/elon-musk-hopes-make-spacex-falcon-dragon-fleet-obsolete-mars-rocket/].</ref>
+In November 2020 the [[w:SpaceX_Crew-1|first crew]] flew up to the ISS on a Falcon 9 using the Dragon 2 capsule.
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