Launch Stuff

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B1067, the world's most experienced booster with 26 spaceflights on its resume, returned to Port Canaveral today on ASOG.

(Photo by Julia Bergeron of Nasaspaceflight.com)

The white lines on its side are from where they periodically scrape off burnt-on soot to inspect welds. Part of the ongoing maintenance process.

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Yesterday a Falcon 9 launched from Cape Canaveral landed on JRTI in Bahamian waters (with Bahamian government permission). This opens up a number of additional southward trajectories and represents the first time that a rocket (apart from guided missiles) took off in one country and landed (as distinct from struck) in a different country.

The booster was B1080 on its 16th spaceflight, the payload was 23 Starlink minis.

Video by a vacationer in the Bahamas showing the second stage accelerating away, then the booster conducting its entry burn.

https://x.com/reprobatesSC/status/1892004253884874907

And SpaceX video showing the landing burn and landing.

https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1891993870428406058

Bahamian government officials proud to be in the space age

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B1086 took off on its sixth flight and successfully launched 21 Starlinks into orbit. But on landing on JRTI, one of its landing legs failed and it toppled over and exploded.

(photo by Greg Scott of its return to Port Canaveral)

Don't worry, it will buff out

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B1067 just successfully lifted off from SLC 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station with a cargo of Starlinks. This was its 27th spaceflight and both its launch and landing (on JRTI) appeared perfect.

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B1067 was back at it last night, successfully launching and landing for a record-breaking 28th time!!

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The King of Boosters, B1067, has once again returned after flawlessly launching a nose cone full of Starlinks in its latest, record breaking 30'th space flight!

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B1067 will be back in action on October 15, when it flies for a record breaking 31'st time

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And B1067 successfully launched again today from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. After delivering 28 Starlink v.2 minis to orbit, it blithely landed on ASOG out in the Atlantic.

... been there, done that. What's the big deal?

This was 1067's 31'st trip to space and back, a new record! 

Video of 1067 landing

https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1979968068165222635

(Photo by Richard Gallagher for WAI)

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Apparently B1067 just can't get enough of this space travel stuff!

It's scheduled to launch another load of Starlinks at 6:18 PM EST from famous Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center (the pad the Apollo Moon rockets and the Space Shuttles launched from). This will be 1067's 32'd flight!!

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Weather is not cooperating, it's raining pretty heavy at Cape Canaveral. Launch now scheduled for 7:02 PM EST, but I expect it will be scrubbed.

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SpaceX's Falcon 9 flight leader B1067 keeps its crown as the King of Rockets, performing perfectly in its record breaking 32'nd flight to space and back!

Going up (Photo by Michael Seeley)

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1067 back down again (SpaceX photo)

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