SpaceX launches 53 Starlink satellites into orbit

Category : Science and Tech Published on: November 16 2021

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SpaceX just launched its fourth astronaut mission for NASA as part of the agency's commercial crew program.
The rocket’s reusable first stage was successfully returned and landed on the ‘Just Read the Instruction' drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
The launch marks the 25th Falcon 9 mission for SpaceX so far in 2021.
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About SpaceX
SpaceX is a private spaceflight company that puts satellites into orbit and delivers cargo and, more recently, crew to the International Space Station (ISS). It was the first private company to send a cargo ship to the ISS, doing so in 2012.
Founder: Elon Musk
Founded: 6 May 2002
CEO: Elon Musk
Headquarters: Hawthorne, United States