B1021
| Falcon 9 booster B1021 | |
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| B1021 being transferred from the drone ship back to land at Port Canaveral after the CRS-8 mission | |
| Role | First stage of orbital rocket |
| National origin | United States |
| Type | Falcon 9 first-stage booster |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| Construction number | B1021 |
| First flight | 8 April 2016 (CRS-8) |
| Last flight | 30 March 2017 (SES-10) |
| Flights | 2 |
| Status | Retired |
Falcon 9 booster B1021 is a first-stage reusable rocket booster for the Falcon 9 orbital launch vehicle manufactured by SpaceX. B1021 became the first rocket to land vertically on a ship at sea and is the first orbital-class first-stage booster to have been reflown in the history of rocketry.
This Falcon 9 booster was first launched on 8 April 2016 for Falcon 9 flight 23 carrying a Dragon spacecraft on the CRS-8 mission to the International Space Station and landed vertically on an autonomous spaceport drone ship (ASDS). After recovery, inspections and refurbishing, it was launched again on 30 March 2017 for the SES-10 mission (Falcon 9 flight 32) and recovered successfully a second time. This event marks a milestone in SpaceX's drive to develop reusable rockets and reduce launch costs. Following the second flight, SpaceX stated that they plan to retire this booster and donate it to Cape Canaveral for public display.
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