Object Details
- Summary
- This is a 1:72 scale model of the Falcon 9 rocket. Made by Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX), founded in 2002, the Falcon 9 first flew in 2010. SpaceX won a NASA contract to carry humans and cargo to the International Space Station. A Dragon capsule launched by a Falcon 9 successfully carried supplies to the space station for the first time in June 2012. The rocket has not carried any humans to the space station yet.
- The manufacturer of the model is unknown. Space X donated it to the museum in 2012.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX)
- Inventory Number
- A20130004000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- MODELS-Missiles & Rockets
- Materials
- Fiberglass, aluminum, paint, plastic, steel
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 72.5 × 5.5 × 5.3cm (28 9/16 × 2 3/16 × 2 1/16 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A20130004000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv93c5a281d-a29f-4e2b-8824-21287825e3f8
