SpaceX recently conducted its 42nd launch of the year, marking a new standard with an average pace of one mission every 2.7 days in the current year. The recent SpaceX mission was notable for achieving the 300th successful first-stage landing of the Falcon family rockets.

The 300 landings have saved 2,700 Merlin engines and prevented around 15,000 metric tons of material from falling into the ocean. SpaceX's Falcon 9 stands out from active rockets, with the Russian Proton-M, US-made Atlas V, and Chinese Long March 2D having significantly fewer launches.

There is speculation about whether Falcon 9 could surpass the Soyuz rocket—holding over 1,700 launches since 1966—as the most-flown rocket ever.