SpaceX Reusable Rockets

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Question 1

What rocket engine powers the Falcon 9 first stage, running on liquid oxygen and rocket-grade kerosene (RP-1)?

Question 2

What aerodynamic control surfaces mounted on the Falcon 9 interstage steer the booster through hypersonic reentry?

Question 3

On what historic date did SpaceX achieve the first successful vertical landing of an orbital-class rocket booster on land?

Question 4

What Iain M. Banks science fiction Culture series starship inspired the name of SpaceX's first autonomous drone landing ship?

Question 5

What highly reactive pyrophoric fluid mixture is injected into Merlin engines to ignite them during flight and landing burns?

Question 6

On what historic date did SpaceX first re-fly a previously used orbital-class rocket booster (SES-10 mission)?

Question 7

What payload did SpaceX launch on the maiden test flight of the Falcon Heavy rocket in February 2018?

Question 8

What advanced full-flow staged combustion engine powers SpaceX's Starship, burning liquid methane and liquid oxygen?

Question 9

What mechanical launch tower arms, dubbed 'Mechazilla chopsticks', successfully caught a returning Super Heavy booster in October 2024?

Question 10

What high-temperature alloy was chosen for Starship's primary hull instead of carbon fiber composites to endure reentry heat?

What rocket engine powers the Falcon 9 first stage, running on liquid oxygen and rocket-grade kerosene (RP-1)?