Falcon 9 B1058
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Falcon 9 booster B1058 was a reusable Falcon 9 Block 5 first-stage booster manufactured by SpaceX. B1058 was the first Falcon 9 booster to fly fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen and nineteen times and broke a turnaround record on its later flights. Its first flight was for Crew Dragon Demo-2, the first crewed orbital spaceflight by a private company. The booster was the first and only Falcon 9 booster to feature NASA's worm logo and meatball insignia, which was reintroduced after last being used in 1992.[1] The booster's service ended shortly after its nineteenth successful landing when it toppled over on the droneship[2] due to high winds and rough seas.
Falcon 9 booster B1058 | |
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B1058 in SpaceX processing facility | |
Role | First stage of orbital class rocket |
National origin | United States |
Type | Falcon 9 first stage booster |
Manufacturer | SpaceX |
Construction number | B1058 |
First flight | 30 May 2020 (Demo-2) |
Last flight | 23 December 2023 (Starlink 6–32) |
Flights | 19 |
Status | Destroyed after tipping over the droneship during recovery due to high winds and waves |
During its operations, B1058 had an average turnaround time of 72 days with a record turnaround of 27 days and 8 hours.[3] For its 19 flights, it held the Guinness World Record of most missions flown by a rocket first stage, until B1062 surpassed it by completing its 20th flight on 13 April 2024.[4]