In 2021, on average, one Falcon 9 first stage was used 3.1 times
In 2021, the first 10 stages of SpaceX's Falcon 9 heavy rocket were launched 31 times, the portal writes NASASpaceFlight.com .
The publication notes that on average, one first stage of the rocket was used 3.1 times. The maximum number of times the first stage was launched is eleven. Of the 31 Falcon 9 launches to Earth, the first stage successfully returned 30 times. The preparation time for the new launch of the used first stage of the carrier was reduced to 27.2 days.
In December, the first stage of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, after launching in December with the Dragon cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS), made its hundredth landing.
In the same month, SpaceNews noticed that this American company surpasses all countries except China in the number of launches.
