From the sixth flight onwards, this was replaced with the stretched Falcon 9 v1.1 ... subsequent Block 4 and Block 5 vehicles have been incremental enhancements on the Full Thrust design.

Just over two weeks after their previous launch, SpaceX is again preparing their Falcon 9 rocket for ... retirement. Block 5 debuted on May 11, 2018 for the Bangabandhu-1 mission.

So they took their time. Despite being one of the most modern rockets in the world, the Falcon 9 is a very simple design compared to the Space Shuttle. There’s no winged orbiter, no solid ...

The Falcon 9 took flight at 4:14 p.m. ET from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying the Bangabandhu Satellite-1 -- a communications ... which is part of the Falcon 9's block 5, represents the ...