SpaceX Falcon Rockets

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Question 1

In which calendar year did SpaceX achieve the first successful vertical landing of an orbital-class Falcon 9 first stage?

Question 2

What liquid rocket engine, fueled by RP-1 kerosene and liquid oxygen, powers the Falcon 9 first stage?

Question 3

What aerodynamic control surfaces deploy from the top of the Falcon booster to steer it through hypersonic re-entry?

Question 4

What whimsical names, inspired by sci-fi author Iain M. Banks, are given to SpaceX's autonomous ocean drone landing ships?

Question 5

How many liquid-fueled booster cores are strapped together to form the Falcon Heavy rocket?

Question 6

What unusual payload was launched into a heliocentric orbit on Falcon Heavy's maiden test flight in February 2018?

Question 7

What was the name of SpaceX's first small orbital rocket that launched successfully in September 2008 after three failures?

Question 8

What single Falcon 9 booster reuse record milestone was surpassed by multiple boosters by 2024?

Question 9

What low-Earth-orbit satellite mega-constellation accounts for the vast majority of Falcon 9 launches today?

Question 10

What structural payload shell component does SpaceX routinely catch and recover from the ocean for reuse?

In which calendar year did SpaceX achieve the first successful vertical landing of an orbital-class Falcon 9 first stage?