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SpaceX booster making record 10th flight helps launch 60 more Starlink satellites – CBS News

The tenth launch and landing of a Falcon 9 first stage Sunday set a new record for SpaceX.

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SpaceX reached another milestone early Sunday, launching the latest batch of 60 Starlink internet satellites atop a Falcon 9 rocket using a first stage making a record 10th flight. It was the company’s 14th launch so far this year and its fifth flight to orbit in less than five weeks.
Just a few hours after SpaceX founder Elon Musk marked a personal milestone — hosting “Saturday Night Live” in New York — the company’s Florida launch team fired off the Falcon 9, igniting its “flight proven” first…

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