SpaceX launches two Falcon 9 rockets 38 minutes apart
SpaceX achieved a new rapid-launch record when two Falcon 9 rockets lifted off from Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg 38 minutes apart, one carrying eight Globalstar satellites and the other carrying the classified USSF-366 mission for the US Space Force. All eight Globalstar satellites were deployed successfully, and both first-stage boosters landed — one on land after its 14th flight and the other on the drone ship after its 18th flight. The two missions raised SpaceX's Falcon 9 count for 2026 to 96 launches and underscore its growing launch cadence using multiple sites and reusable boosters for commercial and national security work.
SpaceX set a new record with two Falcon 9 launches 38 minutes apart.
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SpaceX previously set a shortest-gap record on August 31, 2024, when two Starlink…
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