US EditionSpaceX sets rocket re-use record Friday with a nine-day turnaround
- SpaceX set a new rocket re-use record by launching a Falcon 9 rocket twice within nine days, breaking the previous record of 14 days.
- The Falcon 9 completed its 450th launch for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office, supporting the NROL-57 mission.
- The National Reconnaissance Office stated that over the past two years, it has launched over 150 satellites, enhancing U.S. Space-based intelligence capabilities.
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SpaceX Rocket Delivers NRO Payload from Vandenberg as Booster Sets Reuse Record
The nation’s constellation of spy satellites grew with the Thursday night delivery by a Falcon 9 rocket that launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base while also setting a new reuse record. The SpaceX rocket lifted off at 11:49 p.m., and the first-stage booster returned to Vandenberg less than eight minutes later generating the distinctive clapping sonic booms. Making its fourth flight and landing, the first-stage booster used for the mission a…
Blastoff! SpaceX launches US spy satelllites from California, nails landing
Future Space A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the NROL-57 mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base Friday on March 21, 2025 at 2:49 a.m. EDT (0649 GMT; 11:49 p.m. on March 20 local California time). Credit VideoFromSpaceFuture Space A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the NROL-57 mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base Fr…
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