What launch vehicles do SpaceX operate?

SpaceX currently manufactures and operates the Falcon 9 Full Thrust family of medium-lift launch vehicles and the Falcon Heavy family of heavy-lift launch vehicles – both of which powered by SpaceX Merlin engines and employing VTVL technologies to reuse the first stage.

How many times has Falcon 9 been reused?

In total 29 recovered boosters have been refurbished and subsequently flown a second time including several boosters with three to ten missions and one booster with eleven missions.

Is there a toilet in Crew Dragon?

The toilet on another Crew Dragon capsule sprang a leak in September during Inspiration4, SpaceX’s first fully private mission. When the capsule returned from its three-day jaunt in orbit, engineers found urine throughout an internal section beneath Crew Dragon’s interior floor.

What company won the Ansari X Prize?

SpaceShipOne
On October 4, 2004, XPRIZE captured the world’s attention by awarding the $10 million Ansari XPRIZE—the largest prize in history—to Mojave Aerospace Ventures for their SpaceShipOne.

What are SpaceX rockets called?

Merlin. Merlin is a family of rocket engines developed by SpaceX for use on its Falcon 1, Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles. Merlin engines use RP-1 and liquid oxygen as rocket propellants in a gas-generator power cycle. The Merlin engine was originally designed for recovery and reuse.

How many rockets has Elon Musk launched?

Number of launches of SpaceX by type 2006-2021. As of September 30th, SpaceX has launched successfully 23 carrier rockets Falcon 9 in 2021, and they have planned seven more launches until the end of the year. On 2020, the American aerospace company founded by Elon Musk reported 26 liftoffs.

Does inspiration 4 have a bathroom?

Toilets in space can be tricky. The International Space Station got a new toilet last year. It uses a suction system to keep waste from floating about and incorporates upgrades to better accommodate female astronauts.

What is the $20 million X Prize?

On September 29, 2015, Peter Diamandis, chairman and CEO of X Prize, announced the launch of a $20 million prize for a 4.5-year competition on testing technologies which converts CO 2 into products with the highest net value to reduce carbon dioxide emissions of either a coal or a natural gas power plant.

What is an XPRIZE competition?

XPRIZE competitions have clear, objective and measurable goals and at their most powerful capture the imaginations of people all over the world inspiring everyone into action. The world needs crazy ideas.

What is the Google Lunar XPRIZE?

The Google Lunar XPRIZE was introduced on September 13, 2007. The goal of the prize was similar to that of the Ansari XPRIZE, to inspire a new generation of private investment in space exploration and technology. The challenge called for teams to compete in successfully launching, landing, and operating a rover on the lunar surface.

What is the SpaceX spacecraft called?

This article is about the SpaceX spacecraft. For other uses, see Dragon II. Dragon 2 is a class of partially reusable spacecraft developed and manufactured by American aerospace manufacturer SpaceX, primarily for flights to the International Space Station (ISS).