https://spacewatch.global/tag/demo-1-commercial-crew-test-flight/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 21 Dec 2021 07:00:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/demo-1-commercial-crew-test-flight/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2021/12/spacex-breaks-reusability-and-launch-records/ Tue, 21 Dec 2021 07:00:55 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=38033 SpaceX launched a new set of Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket over the weekend, setting a new reusability record for the vehicle before launching a Turkish communication satellite just 16 hours later. While the 52 satellites were deployed by the rocket’s upper stage, the booster completed its record-breaking 11th flight.]]>