SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites

SpaceX last night successfully placed another 24 Starlink satellites in orbit, its Falcon 9 lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The first stage (B1097) completed its 12th flight (43 days after its previous mission), landing on a drone ship in the Pacific. This was also SpaceX’s 100th launch in 2026, which set no records, but highlights the