Falcon 9 booster B1060  
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| B1060 on ASOG arriving into Port Canaveral after its 10th flight that sent some Starlink satellites to space | |
| Role | First stage of orbital class rocket |
| National origin | United States |
| Type | Falcon 9 first stage booster |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| Construction number | B1060 |
| First flight | 30 June 2020 (USA-304 Matthew Henson) |
| Last flight | 28 April 2024 (Galileo FOC FM25 & FM27) |
| Flights | 20 |
| Status | Retired; Expended |
Falcon 9 B1060 was a Falcon 9 first-stage booster manufactured and operated by SpaceX. It was the senior active booster vehicle for the company[1] since the demise of B1058 on 25 December 2023 during transit back to shore, until being expended for the Galileo FOC FM25 & FM27 mission on 28 April 2024.[2] It had flown 20 missions and landed 19 times.[3][4]
First flying in the summer of 2020, B1060 had broken several records in spaceflight, and launched the first successful American Lunar lander since 1972.
- ^ Evans, Ben (13 February 2024). "Life-Leading Falcon 9 Readies for Tomorrow's IM-1 Lunar Launch - AmericaSpace". AmericaSpace.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Falcon 9 Block 5 | Galileo FOC FM25 & FM27". nextspaceflight.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ Wall, Mike (24 March 2024). "SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ties reuse record with 19th launch". Space.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ Sharp, John (13 February 2024). "SpaceX launches Intuitive Machines IM-1 mission from Florida". NASASpaceFlight.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
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