Events with tag - Space Innovation

January 5, 1972

NASA Space Shuttle Program Approved

President Richard Nixon officially authorized NASA's Space Shuttle program, marking the beginning of reusable spacecraft era with a $5.5 billion development plan aimed at revolutionizing space transportation.

September 28, 2008

SpaceX Falcon 1 First Orbital Launch

SpaceX made history when its Falcon 1 became the first privately developed liquid-fuel rocket to reach Earth's orbit from Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, marking a revolutionary moment in commercial spaceflight.

June 4, 2010

First Falcon 9 Launch

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket completed its historic first launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, revolutionizing commercial spaceflight with innovative design and reusability concepts.

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 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.