Liftoff of the Falcon 1 RazakSAT mission, from the SpaceX launch site on Omelek Island, US Army Kwajalein Atoll, in the Central Pacific, on 14 July 2009 at 03:35 UTC.Credit: SpaceX

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands vertical on its launch pad at Cape Canaveral, FL. The SpaceX team completed vehicle integration on December 30, 2008, and the new SpaceX-built transporter and erector system raised the 12 foot diameter, 180 foot long rocket to vertical via massive hydraulic cylinders.Credit: SpaceX

November 22, 2008 - The full mission duration test firing of the Falcon 9 first stage lasting nearly 3 minutes. The nine Merlin engines produced 855,000 lbs. of thrust and consumed over half a million pounds of liquid oxygen and rocket grade kerosene during the test.Credit: SpaceX