Elon Musk-led SpaceX finally launched its Falcon 9 reusable rocket with 54 Starlink satellites, following several weather-induced cancellations last week.
What Happened
The private aerospace company launched the Starlink satellites on Sunday night from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
About nine minutes after the launch, the Falcon 9’s first-stage booster landed on the ‘Just Read The Instructions’ drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Deployment of 54 Starlink satellites confirmed
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 19, 2022 Why It’s Important
The latest mission marked SpaceX’s 42nd launch this year, as the company rolls on with ambitious targets to meet Musk’s vision of making life multi-planetary and more practically, avoid a “genuine risk of bankruptcy.”…