Falcon 9 booster B1058     | |
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.jpg) B1058 in SpaceX processing facility | |
| General information | |
| Type | Falcon 9 first stage booster |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| Status | Destroyed during recovery |
| Construction number | B1058 |
| Flights | 19 |
| History | |
| First flight | 30 May 2020 (Demo-2) |
| Last flight | 23 December 2023 (Starlink 6–32) |
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 was destroyed after successfully landing on the autonomous spaceport drone ship, Just Read the Instructions. B1058 toppled over as the drone ship sailed toward Port Canaveral in rough seas.[2]
While in service, 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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Farewell to the "Old Guard": Bob & Doug's Booster Lost at Sea – AmericaSpace". www.americaspace.com. 2023-12-26. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- ^ "B1058 Manifest". nextspaceflight.com. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ "Most missions flown by a rocket first stage (not updated since then but B1058 is leader with 19 flights)". 2023-01-03.