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SpaceX Finally Crashes Falcon 9 Rocket In The Ocean After More Than A Year

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Keeping up with its rapid launch cadence in 2024, SpaceX launched yet another mission earlier today from Florida as part of a busy weekend with a Starlink launch due for tomorrow.

Today's launch was a rare one for SpaceX since it saw the firm not only fly a Falcon 9 rocket booster for the 20th time but also discard the rocket due to mission requirements.

The Falcon 9 uses nine Merlin 1D engines to generate thrust, and missions that fly higher, faster or further downrange than typical missions sometimes see the rocket use all of its fuel to meet the added requirements.

Today's launch was targeted to a medium earth orbit, and at stage separation, the Falcon 9 was flying higher than its altitude in a recent Starlink launch to low earth orbit. Related Story SpaceX’s Fourth Starship IFT-4 Test Is On Track For May Reveals NASA OfficialSpaceX Uses Falcon 9 Booster For 20th Time To Launch European Satellite To MEO Today's mission marked SpaceX's 42nd mission for the year, and it came more than a year after the firm crashed a rocket into the ocean.

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