"SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Sets Reuse Record with 19th Launch and Dazzles Skywatchers"

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"SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Sets Reuse Record with 19th Launch and Dazzles Skywatchers"
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SpaceX is set to launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink internet satellites from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 23, which will mark the 19th liftoff for this Falcon 9's first stage, tying a reuse record. The rocket's first stage is expected to make a vertical landing on a drone ship, while the upper stage will deploy the satellites into low Earth orbit. This launch will be the 28th Falcon 9 mission of 2024 for SpaceX and comes shortly after a robotic cargo mission to the International Space Station.

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