Falcon 9 B1058

Falcon 9 booster B1058
United States
B1058 in SpaceX processing facility
Role First stage of orbital class rocket
National origin United States
Type Falcon 9 first stage booster
Manufacturer SpaceX
Construction number B1058
First flight 30 May 2020 (Demo-2)
Last flight 23 December 2023 (Starlink 6–32)
Flights 19
Status Destroyed after tipping over the droneship during recovery due to high winds and waves

Falcon 9 booster B1058 was a reusable Falcon 9 Block 5 first-stage booster manufactured by SpaceX. B1058 was the first Falcon 9 booster to fly fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen and nineteen times and broke a turnaround record on its later flights. Its first flight was for Crew Dragon Demo-2, the first crewed orbital spaceflight by a private company. The booster was the first and only Falcon 9 booster to feature NASA's worm logo and meatball insignia, which was reintroduced after last being used in 1992.[1] The booster's service ended shortly after its nineteenth successful landing when it toppled over on the droneship[2] due to high winds and rough seas.

During its operations, B1058 had an average turnaround time of 72 days with a record turnaround of 27 days and 8 hours.[3] For its 19 flights, it held the Guinness World Record of most missions flown by a rocket first stage, until B1062 surpassed it by completing its 20th flight on 13 April 2024.[4]

  1. ^ Chang, Kenneth (8 April 2020). "NASA's "Worm" logo Will Return to Space – The new old logo, dropped in the 1990s in favor of a more vintage brand, will adorn a SpaceX rocket that is to carry astronauts to the space station in May". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Farewell to the "Old Guard": Bob & Doug's Booster Lost at Sea – AmericaSpace". www.americaspace.com. 2023-12-26. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  3. ^ "B1058 Manifest". nextspaceflight.com. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  4. ^ "Most missions flown by a rocket first stage (not updated since then but B1058 is leader with 19 flights)". 2023-01-03.

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