https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1784381829388333385
Due to the additional performance required to deliver the payload to medium Earth orbit, this mission marks the 20th and final launch for this Falcon 9 first stage booster
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1784381903954698245
The last time a first stage was expended during a Falcon 9 mission was 146 flights ago in November 2022. On most Falcon 9 missions, enough propellant remains in the first stage after stage separation to enable landing, recovery, and ultimately reuse on future missions
This Falcon 9 first stage has launched ~200 spacecraft as part of our Rideshare program, supported 13 @Starlink missions to help connect people all around the world with high-speed, low-latency internet, sent a lunar lander to the Moon, and more. In total, this Falcon delivered 228+ metric tons to Earth orbit and beyond
Short highlights reel of all missions launched by B1060.
Salute from mission control: https://twitter.com/joebarnard/status/1784390949646541247
Post image source: Max Evans
This was the Frist falcon 9 launch I have seen in person not in Florida but at my house in WV yes rip b1060 but thank you that jellyfish looked so cool
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