SpaceX在今年第35次发射中心火箭成功升空

SpaceX continues its successful streak with the 35th launch of the year from the Space Coast, as a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink internet satellites took off from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-A. This marked the third launch of the first-stage booster, which had previously been used for the Crew-8 human spaceflight and one Starlink mission. The booster successfully landed on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean. With 33 out of 35 launches coming from SpaceX, the company's operational efficiency is evident. Notably, United Launch Alliance had the other two launches. The article also mentions ULA's upcoming Crew Flight Test mission to send astronauts on board Boeing's CST-100 Starliner atop an Atlas V, which was recently delayed due to a valve issue but is now targeting a launch no earlier than May 17.