Elon Musk's SpaceX Sends Another 49 Starlink Satellites To Space, Reusable Falcon 9 Lands Back On Earth
$TSLA.US$ CEO Elon Musk-owned SpaceX on Tuesday successfully launched 49 more Starlink satellites to earth’s low orbit from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
What Happened: SpaceX’s partially reusable Falcon 9 rocket that can transport payloads as well as humans into earth and beyond, launched the satellites at 9:02 p.m. ET.
Minutes after the liftoff, the Falcon 9 successfully landed back on the "A Shortfall of Gravitas" droneship.
The automated drone ship floats on the Atlantic Ocean and reduces costs further.
Musk confirmed the development while SpaceX shared the live broadcast on Twitter, along with updates on the liftoff and the deployment.
Why It Matters: This was SpaceX's second such Starlink mission this year and thirty-sixth overall. Just last week, SpaceX sent 49 Starlink satellites to space. Musk recently said the service would be expanded to 14 countries and that the company is awaiting licences in several other countries.
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