SpaceX launches 53 Starlink satellites into orbit

SpaceX launches 53 Starlink satellites into orbit

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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.
  • Important Takeaways
  • 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
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