The Falcon 9 Rocket and Dragon Spacecraft: See the craft in detail, plus how it stacks up to a Russian Soyuz rocket and NASA's space shuttles.
President Barack Obama walks with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk while touring the SpaceX launch facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on April 15, 2010. The President stopped by on his way to visit NASA’s nearby Kennedy Space Center to deliver remarks on his planned new for U.S. human space flight.
This view from a camera on SpaceX's first Falcon 9 rocket shows the Earth far below as the rocket soared into orbit on its inaugural launch June 4, 2010.
SpaceX's debut Falcon 9 rocket enters earth orbit on its maiden flight during a June 4, 2010 test launch.
SpaceX's debut Falcon 9 rocket dispenses with its first stage during a June 4, 2010 test launch.
SpaceX's debut Falcon 9 rocket soars into space on its maiden flight during a June 4, 2010 test launch.
SpaceX's debut Falcon 9 rocket soars into space on its maiden flight during a June 4, 2010 test launch.
SpaceX's debut Falcon 9 rocket soars into space on its maiden flight during a June 4, 2010 test launch.
SpaceX's debut Falcon 9 rocket soars into space on its maiden flight during a June 4, 2010 test launch.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on its maiden flight from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on June 4, 2010.
SpaceX's debut Falcon 9 rocket soars into space on its maiden flight during a June 4, 2010 test launch.
The engines ignite on SpaceX's first Falcon 9 rocket as the clock ticks down to zero for the first ever launch of the brand new private rocket backed by millionaire Elon Musk on June 4, 2010.
Falcon 9 prior to its first flight
See photos of SpaceX's landmark first launch of its new Falcon 9 rocket on June 4, 2010. California-based SpaceX is developing new Falcon 9 rockets and Dragon spacecraft to send cargo and possibly people into orbit. Here, SpaceX\'s first Falcon 9 rocket i
