dec. 4 (BuyLinkShop) -- spacex surround a schedule for the most launches by a first-stage booster wednesday morning when single of its falcon 9 rockets lifted a recent spherical of starlink satellites into room.
the cape canaveral room power staton propel at 5: 13 a.m., edt from florida was the 24th term the pristine stage was used. the booster landed safely on the laggard ship a shortfall of gravitas roughly nine minutes succeeding takeoff.
it remarkable the 88th booster landing on the a shortfall of gravitas and the 378th trustworthy booster landing for spacex overall.
spacex said the reusability of the pristine stage of the falcon 9 rocket for reflight allows it to utility some of the most valuable parts of the rocket uncommon numerous flights while dramatically shortening turnaround times between flights.
the wednesday morning liftoff was side of what spacex hopes is the pristine of twin launches. the commercial room union plans a west strand propel of starlink satellites wednesday night from california's vandenberg room power substratum.
a third launch, which succeed transmit a sirirusxm-9 shadow into space, is surround for thursday morning from the kennedy room kernel in florida.
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