Washington DC (UPI) Aug 18, 2019
SpaceX reused the same first-stage Falcon 9 rocket booster for the sixth time in a launch from Florida Tuesday morning, setting a record for the launch industry. The rocket carried 58 of the company's Starlink satellites into space, along with three small Earth-imaging SkySat satellites for San Francisco-based Planet (formerly Planet Labs). The rocket lifted off as planned at 10:
SpaceX sets rocket booster reuse record in satellite launch
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