Falcon 1
Failure
Mar 24, 2006Falcon 1 — Flight 1
SpaceX's very first launch failed about 33 seconds in due to a fuel leak and fire — the first of three Falcon 1 failures that nearly ended the company.
Mission facts
| Date | Mar 24, 2006 |
| Vehicle | Falcon 1 |
| Payload | FalconSAT-2 |
| Destination | Low Earth orbit (attempt) |
| Customer | DARPA / US Air Force |
| Booster | Falcon 1 (new) |
| Recovery | N/A |
| Crewed | No |
| Outcome | Failure |
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