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Saturday, May 8, 2021
THE HAPPENING WORLD: SpaceX Starlink L27 Mission to Attempt 10th Flight of Booster
The day is here!!! @SpaceX and @elonmusk will achieve their ambitious goal of flying a booster for the 10th time during the Starlink V1.0 L27 mission, setting a new normal for reuse in rocketry! Learn more on our Prelaunch Preview by @124970MeV https://t.co/jHzlGBrIHm
— Everyday Astronaut (@Erdayastronaut) May 8, 2021
If successful, this will be the tenth flight of first stage booster B1051-10, setting a record and achieving the original re-use goal for Falcon 9, after a 56 day turn-around following its previous flight. This will be the 117th launch of a Falcon 9, 63rd re-flight of a booster, and 84th landing of a booster. Launch is scheduled for 06:42 UTC on 2021-05-09. You can find the Webcast by typing “SpaceX webcast” in a YouTube search box starting around a half hour before the launch time.
Posted at May 8, 2021 11:24