SpaceX Sets New Booster Reuse Record With 13th Flight

Credit: SpaceX webcast
CAPE CANAVERAL—SpaceX kicked off a trio of launches planned for June 17-19 by sending another bank of Starlink satellites into orbit aboard a Falcon 9 booster making its13th flight, a new company record. The mission, known as Starlink 4-19, also marked the company’s 100th launch of a reused first...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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