SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket sets reuse record with 17th launch
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SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket has set a new record, launching for the 17th time. The rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying 22 Starlink internet satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO). The first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket returned to Earth and landed on a SpaceX drone ship at sea, marking the unprecedented 17th liftoff and landing for this particular rocket's first stage.