2023-09-28 16:34:01
The Northrop Grumman Pegasus rocket was the world's first privately developed orbital launch vehicle, successfully reaching orbit on its first launch in 1990, 18 years before F1. [Link] Also notable is the Lockheed Martin Athena 1, another successful launch vehicle from 1995. [Link] CURRENTLY_RATED_HELPFUL(12-2-0) Author
2023-09-28 17:06:05
SpaceX's Falcon 1 was not the first privately developed rocket to reach orbit. Orbital (later absorbed by Northrop Grumman) created "Pegasus", the first private rocket to reach orbit. It reached orbit on its first attempt in 1990. [Link] CURRENTLY_RATED_HELPFUL(8-4-0) Author
2023-09-29 17:05:38
SpaceX's Falcon 1 was not the first privately developed rocket to reach orbit. It was however the first liquid-fueled rocket to do so (in 2008). Orbital (later absorbed by Northrop Grumman) created "Pegasus", the first private rocket (solid fueled) to reach orbit (in 1990). [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(0-0-1) Author