Events with tag - Rockets

October 4, 1957

The Space Race

The Space Race was a period of competition between the United States and Soviet Union from 1957 to 1969, marked by achievements in space exploration and technological advancement. It began with the launch of Sputnik 1 and culminated in the Moon landing.

December 21, 2015

SpaceX Falcon 9 First Landing

SpaceX achieved a historic milestone by successfully landing its Falcon 9 rocket's first stage booster at Cape Canaveral, marking the first-ever vertical landing of an orbital-class rocket while delivering 11 Orbcomm-2 satellites to orbit.

February 6, 2018

SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch

SpaceX made history with the successful launch of Falcon Heavy, the world's most powerful operational rocket, carrying Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster with 'Starman' mannequin into space orbit beyond Mars.

May 11, 2018

SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 Debut

SpaceX achieved a historic milestone with the inaugural launch of Falcon 9 Block 5, their most advanced reusable rocket. The mission successfully deployed Bangladesh's first geostationary communications satellite while demonstrating revolutionary reusability features.

July 25, 2019

SpaceX Starhopper First Flight

SpaceX achieves major milestone with first successful untethered flight of Starhopper test vehicle, reaching 20 meters height at Boca Chica facility. The prototype demonstrated crucial technologies for future Mars missions.

August 30, 2020

SpaceX SAOCOM 1B Launch

SpaceX successfully launched the SAOCOM 1B Earth observation satellite from Cape Canaveral, achieving a historic double booster landing and marking the first polar orbit mission from Florida's Space Coast in decades.

May 5, 2021

SpaceX Starship SN15 Landing

SpaceX's Starship SN15 prototype successfully completed its high-altitude test flight, reaching 10 kilometers before executing a precise landing at the Boca Chica facility in Texas. This historic achievement marked the first complete test flight without destruction of a Starship prototype.

April 17, 2023

SpaceX Starship First Flight

SpaceX's Starship, the world's most powerful rocket, prepares for its groundbreaking first orbital test flight with 33 Raptor engines and unprecedented payload capacity of 220,000 pounds to low Earth orbit.