Tuesday, June 9, 2026

SpaceX Falcon 9 booster sets orbital rocket reuse record on 35th flight

SpaceX

Booster B1067 launched 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral at 6:13 a.m. EDT on June 8, completing its record 35th trip to space and back - more flights than any orbital rocket stage in history, surpassing NASA's Space Shuttle orbiters at 39 missions per vehicle once landing is counted. The first stage landed on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas about eight minutes after liftoff, deployment was confirmed an hour later, and the active Starlink constellation grew to more than 10,580 satellites. The milestone came four days before SpaceX's planned Nasdaq debut on June 12 under ticker SPCX.