SpaceX Extends Falcon Flight Record To 16 Missions

SpaceX falcon 9 launch

The SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off at 11:58 p.m. EDT on July 9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.

Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX launched the same Falcon 9 rocket for a record 16th time on July 9 and then landed the first stage, paving the way for a possible 17th flight. The booster first flew in May 2020 to send NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley on their way to the International Space Station for the NASA...
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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