SpaceX returns to the skies with lightning-fast tripleheader

SpaceX successfully launched three Falcon 9 rockets in rapid-fire mode over the weekend, sending 67 Starlink satellites into orbit within three days of receiving approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to resume launches following a rare in-flight failure on July 11.

SpaceX began its return to flight by firing up 23 Starlink internet satellites from Kennedy Space Center early Saturday morning, followed by a second Starlink launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early Sunday morning, which placed 23 more broadband relay stations into orbit. The third Falcon 9 launched a few hours later from Vandenberg Space Force Base in ...