135:
36:
359:
had become routine, with booster landings/recovery being attempted on more than 90 percent of all SpaceX flights, and successful landings and recoveries occurring 65 times out of 75 attempts. In total 25 recovered boosters have been refurbished and subsequently flown a second time by late 2020, with
607:
Due to the Block 5's reusability, SpaceX has lowered the standard price of a Falcon 9 launch from $ 62 million to about $ 50 million. This move further strengthens SpaceX's competitiveness in the commercial launch market. In fact, even at the $ 62 million price point, SpaceX was already starting to
204:, the rest of the launch vehicle continues flight with its core or upper-stage engines. The booster may be recovered, refurbished and reused, as was the case of the steel casings used for the
193:
design), and are especially important for a space vehicle to go beyond Earth orbit. The booster is dropped to fall back to Earth once its fuel is expended, a point known as
594:
223:
rocket used three engines, one of which was fixed to the fuel tank, and two of which were mounted on a skirt which dropped away at BECO. This was used as an
340:
in March 2017. The program was intended to reduce launch prices significantly, and by 2018, SpaceX had reduced launch prices on a flight-proven boosters to
309:
477:
290:
530:
503:
557:
328:. After landing multiple boosters both on land and on drone ships in 2015–2016, a landed stage was first reflown in March 2017:
584:
100:
356:
72:
53:
79:
620:
294:
224:
208:
119:
86:
345:
321:
17:
57:
68:
656:
481:
333:
651:
349:
445:
412:
46:
534:
329:
379:, as part of a program to catch the booster with a helicopter and reuse it on later missions.
93:
507:
440:
317:
298:
278:
190:
139:
8:
589:
368:
181:'s takeoff thrust and payload capability. Boosters are traditionally necessary to launch
167:
201:
174:
558:"SpaceX makes aerospace history with successful launch and landing of used rocket"
608:
win contracts that would have previously gone to competitors such as
Arianespace.
427:
313:
228:
186:
454:
423:
270:
248:
170:
143:
645:
266:
254:
236:
205:
178:
163:
269:
was the first crewed vehicle to use strap-on boosters. Launch vehicles like
274:
297:
were recovered and refurbished for reuse from 1981 to 2011 as part of the
134:
448:- a support position at NASA's mission control, referred to by call sign
232:
220:
376:
364:
182:
415:
which uses SRBs as the first stage, followed by a liquid fuel rocket.
402:
336:
when new in April 2016 was subsequently used to launch the satellite
35:
419:
372:
258:
147:
585:"With Block 5, SpaceX to increase launch cadence and lower prices"
395:
316:. After launching the second stage and the payload, the booster
406:
337:
305:
159:
388:
325:
262:
332:
that had been used to launch a re-supply mission to the
531:"Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter – Launch Vehicle Summary"
371:
rocket for a splashdown in the
Pacific Ocean with a
27:
Rocket used to augment the thrust of a larger rocket
60:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
231:capsule into orbit; and as the first stage of the
643:
360:several having been flown a third time as well.
304:In a new development program initiated in 2011,
418:Surface and submarine launched versions of the
472:
470:
398:also use solid rocket boosters. Examples are:
387:Rocket boosters used on aircraft are known as
405:which uses SRBs as a first stage, and then a
467:
576:
120:Learn how and when to remove this message
528:
133:
621:"How to bring a rocket back from space"
357:recovery and reuse of Falcon 9 boosters
14:
644:
582:
166:) used either in the first stage of a
555:
214:
58:adding citations to reliable sources
29:
295:Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters
253:Several launch vehicles, including
173:or in parallel with longer-burning
24:
382:
225:Intercontinental ballistic missile
25:
668:
597:from the original on May 18, 2018
583:Baylor, Michael (May 17, 2018).
529:Greicius, Tony (March 8, 2011).
34:
556:Grush, Loren (March 30, 2017).
45:needs additional citations for
613:
549:
522:
496:
284:
13:
1:
460:
227:(ICBM); to launch the crewed
389:jet-assisted take-off (JATO)
367:guided the booster of their
346:lowest price in the industry
261:, employ strap-on boosters.
7:
434:
242:
10:
673:
533:. US: NASA. Archived from
506:. US: NASA. Archived from
480:. US: NASA. Archived from
246:
446:Booster Systems Engineer
377:Return to Sender mission
504:"Solid Rocket Boosters"
69:"Booster" rocketry
318:returns to launch site
279:liquid rocket boosters
195:booster engine cut-off
151:
441:Liquid rocket booster
310:reusable first stages
299:Space Shuttle program
209:Solid Rocket Boosters
191:single-stage-to-orbit
137:
375:after launching the
355:By August 2019, the
54:improve this article
657:Boosters (rocketry)
590:NASASpaceFlight.com
202:booster separation
152:
652:Rocket propulsion
352:launch services.
330:Rocket core B1021
239:launch vehicles.
215:Drop-away engines
175:sustainer rockets
130:
129:
122:
104:
16:(Redirected from
664:
636:
635:
633:
631:
617:
611:
610:
604:
602:
580:
574:
573:
571:
569:
553:
547:
546:
544:
542:
537:on July 27, 2020
526:
520:
519:
517:
515:
510:on July 27, 2020
500:
494:
493:
491:
489:
478:"Rocket Staging"
474:
343:
326:lands vertically
277:employ strap-on
125:
118:
114:
111:
105:
103:
62:
38:
30:
21:
672:
671:
667:
666:
665:
663:
662:
661:
642:
641:
640:
639:
629:
627:
619:
618:
614:
600:
598:
581:
577:
567:
565:
554:
550:
540:
538:
527:
523:
513:
511:
502:
501:
497:
487:
485:
484:on June 2, 2016
476:
475:
468:
463:
437:
428:cruise missiles
426:and many other
385:
383:Use in aviation
341:
314:Falcon 9 rocket
291:booster casings
287:
251:
245:
229:Project Mercury
217:
187:low Earth orbit
177:to augment the
150:launch vehicle.
126:
115:
109:
106:
63:
61:
51:
39:
28:
23:
22:
18:Booster rockets
15:
12:
11:
5:
670:
660:
659:
654:
638:
637:
612:
575:
548:
521:
495:
465:
464:
462:
459:
458:
457:
455:Falcon 9 B1060
452:
443:
436:
433:
432:
431:
424:Boeing Harpoon
416:
410:
384:
381:
363:In late 2020,
342:US$ 50 million
320:or flies to a
286:
283:
271:Delta IV Heavy
249:Modular rocket
244:
241:
216:
213:
171:launch vehicle
146:booster for a
128:
127:
42:
40:
33:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
669:
658:
655:
653:
650:
649:
647:
626:
622:
616:
609:
596:
592:
591:
586:
579:
563:
559:
552:
536:
532:
525:
509:
505:
499:
483:
479:
473:
471:
466:
456:
453:
451:
447:
444:
442:
439:
438:
429:
425:
421:
417:
414:
411:
408:
404:
401:
400:
399:
397:
392:
390:
380:
378:
374:
370:
366:
361:
358:
353:
351:
347:
339:
335:
331:
327:
323:
319:
315:
311:
307:
302:
300:
296:
292:
282:
280:
276:
272:
268:
267:Space Shuttle
264:
260:
256:
255:GSLV Mark III
250:
240:
238:
237:Atlas-Centaur
234:
230:
226:
222:
212:
210:
207:
206:Space Shuttle
203:
198:
196:
192:
188:
184:
180:
179:space vehicle
176:
172:
169:
165:
164:rocket engine
161:
157:
149:
145:
141:
136:
132:
124:
121:
113:
110:December 2013
102:
99:
95:
92:
88:
85:
81:
78:
74:
71: –
70:
66:
65:Find sources:
59:
55:
49:
48:
43:This article
41:
37:
32:
31:
19:
628:. Retrieved
624:
615:
606:
599:. Retrieved
588:
578:
566:. Retrieved
561:
551:
539:. Retrieved
535:the original
524:
512:. Retrieved
508:the original
498:
486:. Retrieved
482:the original
449:
413:S-200 (SA-5)
393:
386:
362:
354:
303:
288:
275:Falcon Heavy
252:
218:
199:
194:
155:
153:
131:
116:
107:
97:
90:
83:
76:
64:
52:Please help
47:verification
44:
514:October 12,
488:October 12,
430:use an SRB.
403:2K11 (SA-4)
350:medium-lift
285:Recoverable
233:Atlas-Agena
221:SM-65 Atlas
646:Categories
625:Rocket Lab
461:References
365:Rocket Lab
322:drone ship
308:developed
247:See also:
200:Following
189:(absent a
183:spacecraft
168:multistage
80:newspapers
630:August 4,
568:April 15,
562:The Verge
541:April 20,
422:-powered
391:rockets.
312:of their
595:Archived
435:See also
420:turbojet
396:missiles
394:Various
373:parafoil
369:Electron
293:for the
259:Titan IV
243:Strap-on
197:(BECO).
148:Delta II
144:strap-on
601:May 22,
450:BOOSTER
156:booster
94:scholar
407:ramjet
344:, the
338:SES-10
306:SpaceX
160:rocket
96:
89:
82:
75:
67:
185:into
158:is a
101:JSTOR
87:books
632:2021
603:2018
570:2017
564:. US
543:2019
516:2018
490:2018
348:for
324:and
289:The
273:and
263:NASA
257:and
235:and
219:The
162:(or
142:-40
73:news
334:ISS
265:'s
140:GEM
56:by
648::
623:.
605:.
593:.
587:.
560:.
469:^
301:.
281:.
211:.
154:A
138:A
634:.
572:.
545:.
518:.
492:.
409:.
123:)
117:(
112:)
108:(
98:·
91:·
84:·
77:·
50:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
