Falcon 9 Block 5

Falcon 9 is a partially reusable two-stage launch vehicle designed and built by SpaceX. Its name comes from the Star Wars Millennium Falcon and its 9 first‑stage engines. Five versions have been developed, with only Block 5 currently in service. It can carry up to 22,800 kg to LEO and 8,300 kg to GTO without first‑stage recovery. As the first reusable liquid-fuel rocket and the first 21st‑century rocket for private U.S. crewed space missions, it revolutionized the commercial space industry with low cost, vertical landing, and rapid iteration.