Falcon 9: SpaceX's workhorse rocket
in 2005. Then priced at up to $35 million per flight , the rocket was developed in response to customer demand, the company said.
In 2014, SpaceX also was one of two funded companies allocated money in the final stage of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. SpaceX received $2.6 billion under this development contract and successfully launched its first space station mission with people on board in 2020. NASA purchases more missions as required to fulfill space station staffing needs.
On Jan. 12, 2009, the Falcon 9 rocket rose to a vertical position at Cape Canaveral. It would be several months before the rocket soared into space, but SpaceX said the configuration was necessary to test all the systems in the next year.
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