SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched into orbit on Sunday, carrying a payload of 60 Starlink satellites.
The launch was livestreamed from SpaceX and can be watched below.
Sunday’s take-off marks the ninth successful launch of the Falcon 9’s first stage booster.
SpaceX confirmed via Twitter that the first stage rocket booster had safely landed, having touched down in the Atlantic Ocean aboard SpaceX’s “Of Course I Still Love You” drone ship.
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Liam began his career as a speechwriter at New South Wales Parliament before working for world-leading campaigns and research agencies in Sydney and Auckland. Throughout his career, Liam has managed and executed a range of international media and communications campaigns spanning politics, business, industrial relations and infrastructure. He’s since shifted his attention to researching and writing extensively on geopolitics and defence, specifically in North Africa, the Middle East and Asia. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Sydney and is undertaking a Masters in Strategy and Security from UNSW Canberra.
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