# SpaceX Falcon rockets

13 Hacker News commenters recommended SpaceX Falcon rockets and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Recommended for reusable boosters that make launches much cheaper than rival rockets and serve most missions well. Critics call them competent but unremarkable.

## Why people recommend it

- Reuse makes launches much cheaper (4 comments): "it being so much cheaper than the trash from ULA, Russia, etc is why there has been an explosion in new space endeavors" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46434697)) "they are reusing the rockets, thus keeping the cost per launch much lower." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46152612)) "Falcon launches cost dramatically _less_ than comparables like Ariane." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48560832))
- Serves most missions well (2 comments): "most cases are served just fine with the Falcons" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47982085)) "Falcon is a solid vehicle" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46863871))
- Impressive technical engineering work (2 comments): "his two real successes (EVs and specifically the Falcon series of rockets)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50053146)) "Did they do impressive technical work? Also yes." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48922628))

## What people warn about

- Competent but nothing special (2 comments): "Yeah, Falcon rockets are a regular workhorse kinda rockets. Nothing special about them." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46431095)) "Falcon is the model Y of rockets: competent, something that should've been evolved." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48774176))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Blue Origin New Glenn](https://hackerapproved.com/p/new-glenn.md): 28 recommend
- [Falcon Heavy](https://hackerapproved.com/p/falcon-heavy.md): 16 recommend
- [Rocket Lab launch services](https://hackerapproved.com/p/rocket-lab.md): 11 recommend
- [Ariane 6](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ariane-6.md): 11 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "SpaceX Falcon rockets", https://hackerapproved.com/p/falcon-rockets/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).