The Falcon 1 is an expendable launch system privately developed and manufactured by SpaceXa space transportation company in Hawthorne California. The two-stage-to-orbit rocket uses LOX/RP-1 for both stages the first powered by a single Merlin engine and the second powered by a single Kestrel engine. It was designed by SpaceX from the ground up and is the first successfully liquid-propelled orbital launch vehicle developed with private funding.The vehicle has made five launches.
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