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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket Friday

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket Friday
WEDNESDAY. SHELDON: NEW AT NOON FROM OUR SPACE COAST, SPACEX JUST LAUNCHED A FALCON 9 ROCKET FROM THE CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE CENTER. >> 3, 2, 1. IGNITION. SHELDON: THE ROCKET LAUNCHED JUST AFTER 11:40, CARRYING DOZENS OF STARLINK INTERNET SATELLITES INTO ORBIT. THE ROCKET’S FIRST STAGE BOOSTER LANDED ON A DRONE SHIP IN THE ATLANTIC. THE NEXT LOCAL FALCON 9 LAUNCH IS SCHEDULED FOR NEXT THURSDAY
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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket Friday
On Friday morning, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Center.The rocket launched just after 11:40 a.m., carrying dozens of Starlink Internet satellites into orbit.The rocket's first-stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.The next local Falcon 9 launch is scheduled for next Thursday.Top headlines: 1 year after FreeFall tragedy: The fatal fall and resulting investigationDeadly fungal infection already detected in Florida, spreading at alarming rate, CDC saysOrange County deputy on life support after brain injury

On Friday morning, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Center.

The rocket launched just after 11:40 a.m., carrying dozens of Starlink Internet satellites into orbit.

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The rocket's first-stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

The next local Falcon 9 launch is scheduled for next Thursday.

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