SpaceX launches Starlink and Globalstar satellites from Florida
SpaceX conducted multiple Falcon 9 missions from Cape Canaveral in early-to-mid August, including a Starlink launch at 11:58 a.m. Aug. 11 with a booster landing on a drone ship, and a Globalstar 2-R launch at 9:12 p.m. Aug. 15 whose booster returned to Landing Zone 40 and produced twin sonic booms. An earlier launch attempt was scrubbed because of clouds. Separately, SpaceX filed a permit for a 101-acre Project Ignition Starship test area at Kennedy Space Center, while NASA and other commercial firms announced related programming and personnel changes.
SpaceX launched Starlink and Globalstar rockets with successful booster recoveries.
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A planned launch was delayed because of clouds. Two Falcon 9 rockets then launched Starlink and Globalstar satellites with booster recoveries. SpaceX filed for a new Starship test area, and further launches and approvals could follow.
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