-->

• Falcon 1 is a liquid-fuel rocket developed by SpaceX, a private space exploration company founded by entrepreneur Elon Musk. Falcon 1 was successfully launched into space on September 28, 2008. It reached an orbit of 500km by 700 km and is the first privately funded rocket with a liquid fuel source to achieve earth orbit.SpaceX: Falcon 1 Launch Press Release The rocket carried a small payload and was launched from a U.S. Army base 2,500 miles southwest of Hawaii.

• Fast Facts

  1. Fourth attempt at launch: First three attempts were unsuccessfulTechRadar: Falcon 1 launched into space... finally (September 29, 2008)
  2. Launched at Omelek Island in the Kwajalein Atoll, 2,500 miles southwest of HawaiiSpaceX: Falcon 1 Launch Press Release
  3. Length: 90 feetSpaceX: Falcon 1 Overview
  4. Width: 5.5 feetSpaceX: Falcon 1 Overview
  5. Weight: 51 tonsSpaceX: Falcon 1 Overview
  6. SpaceX also developing Falcon 9, a larger version of Falcon 1
  7. Payload: A 364-pound aluminum chamber SpaceX: Falcon 1 Overview

• Related Pages on Mahalo

  SpaceX | X Prize | Virgin Galactic | SpaceShipTwo | Space Tourism | NASA | XCOR Aerospace | XCOR Lynx | Elon Musk

Categories

• View History
• Discuss on the Message Board
• Embed this Page
• Share this page