Falcon 9 vs Space Shuttle, all launches in one chart.
F9 is on track to launch more times in 2025 alone than the Space Shuttle has in its history.
Hard to overstate how successful SpaceX’s approach to reusability has been.
https://bird.makeup/users/apostructura/statuses/1981288120260702412
We tend to consider Falcon 9 as an aging & reliable legacy launcher, and it makes sense: it’s launched over 500 times in the past 15 years.
But it’s easy to forget that it is still the most advanced operational launcher in the world, and the *only one* capable of booster reuse.
https://bird.makeup/users/elonmusk/statuses/1981162097720627631
First SpaceX Starship prototypes with orbital refueling ports.
~24 minutes
- WhatAboutIt Youtube link: https://youtu.be/1m2z_z98Jv4
- Invidious link: https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=1m2z_z98Jv4
"SpaceX dominates this week’s launch manifest with up to four missions aboard Falcon 9 vehicles, one of which will be the first expendable mission for the rocket since January, and another carrying 29 Starlink v2 Mini satellites for the second time."
NSF Article: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/10/launch-roundup-20252010/