SpaceX introduces telecom satellite from Florida in stunning sunset liftoff (pictures)
SpaceX released a satellite for the Australian telecom business Optus on Sunday night (Nov. 17) from Florida's Space Coast.A Falcon 9 rocket bring the Optus-X satellite took off from Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Sunday at 5:28 p.m. EST (2128 GMT)-- ideal around sundown.The Falcon 9's very first phase went back to Earth about 9 minutes after liftoff as prepared, landing vertically on the SpaceX droneship "A Shortfall of Gravitas" in the Atlantic Ocean.A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket releases the Optus-X telecom satellite from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 17, 2024. (Image credit: SpaceX through X)It was the 16th launch and landing for this specific booster, according to a SpaceX objective description. 9 of those flights have actually been committed to constructing out...