November 4, 2023
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches on record-breaking 18th
SpaceX broke its own rocket-reuse record on Friday (Nov. 3).
A Falcon 9 rocket launched 23 of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 8:37 p.m. EDT (0047 GMT on Nov. 4). It was the unprecedented 18th mission for this Falcon 9's first stage, according to a SpaceX mission description. (Image credit: SpaceX (via X))
The Atlantic Ocean a few hundred miles off the Florida coast
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