Musk shared photos and videos from the space mission with his followers, including the rocket's launch and landing, as well as an incredibly beautiful shot of the Falcon 9 on its rooftop.
Falcon rockets to orbit as seen from LA pic.twitter.com/r8L2SbLC3p
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 28, 2022
While many of the Starlink missions launch from the Kennedy Space Center on the East Coast, Thursday evening's started from Space Launch Complex 4E on the other side of the country.
The rocket is carrying a bunch of internet satellites.
Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/B0Il6HsYBS
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 28, 2022
The first stage booster made a perfect landing on the Of course I Still Love You droneship.
Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship pic.twitter.com/bIFlERy14S
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 28, 2022
The DART asteroid mission was one of the Starlink missions that the first-stage booster supported. The reusability of the Falcon 9's first-stage booster is a key part of the vision for spaceflight as it paves the way for lower mission costs and greater launch frequencies.
More than 3000 Starlink internet satellites are in the air and headed to space all the time.
Since launching its Starlink broadband service for residential customers in 2020, the company has been expanding its coverage and currently serves more than 400,000 customers in 36 countries.
Adding Starlink systems for aircraft, boats, and moving vehicles has been rolled out in the last few days.
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