SpaceX just completed TWO Falcon 9 launches in only 6 hours and 26 minutes…again
The first mission launched 24 Starlink satellites from California, one day after the previous attempt ended in a last-second abort during engine ignition
SpaceX returned the next day, successfully deployed all 24 satellites and safely landed the Falcon 9 booster on the droneship less than nine minutes after liftoff
Then another Falcon 9 launched from Florida, successfully deploying Northrop Grumman’s Mission Robotic Vehicle and three Mission Extension Pods into geosynchronous transfer orbit
The MRV is a robotic satellite-servicing vehicle designed to install life-extension pods and support inspection, relocation, repairs, upgrades and other in-orbit servicing
Two launches. Two coasts. All within less than seven hours
SpaceX’s launch cadence is operating at a level the rest of the industry is still trying to understand
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