Falcon 1 becomes the first privately developed liquid-fuel ground-launched vehicle to put a payload into orbit.

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Sunday September 28, 2008

Falcon 1 becomes the first privately developed liquid-fuel ground-launched vehicle to put a payload into orbit.

16 years ago

The Falcon 1 was an expendable launch system privately developed and manufactured by SpaceX during 2006–2009. On 28 September 2008, Falcon 1 became the first privately-developed fully liquid-fueled launch vehicle to go into orbit around the Earth.

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