Oct. 26 (UPI) — SpaceX on Saturday successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a payload of 22 Starlink Internet communications satellite from Cape Canaveral in Florida, marking a state record 73rd orbital rocket launch this year.
The Falcon 9 rose from Launch Complex 40 at the Kennedy Space Center as scheduled at 5:47 p.m. EDT.
Less than 10 minutes later, the first-stage booster used in 18 previous launches landed safely aboard SpaceX’s drone ship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean.
Countdown and liftoff of Falcon 9 pic.twitter.com/MFsv3J3BSY — SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 26, 2024…