Newsdeck: SpaceX lifts 24 satellites into orbit after 'most difficult launch' By Reuters reuters
The craft lifted off to cheers from onlookers at 2:30 a.m. after a three-hour delay from the original launch time late Monday.The two side booster rockets returned safely to Earth, descending onto adjacent Air Force landing pads, but the rocket’s center booster missed its mark, crashing in the Atlantic Ocean.
SpaceX has landed and used many of its booster rockets more than once, touting their reusability as an effective way to cut the costs of future space travel. The company deployed the satellites for agencies including NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , defense department laboratories, universities and a non-profit organization, SpaceX said.
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