SpaceX achieved a new rocket-reuse record on Friday (Nov. 3).
A Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched 23 of SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellites into orbit from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 8:37 p.m. EDT (0047 GMT on Nov. 4). This particular Falcon 9’s first stage has now completed a remarkable 18 missions, breaking its previous record, according to a SpaceX mission description.
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