SpaceX releases 1st Falcon 9 rocket of 2025, sends out Thuraya 4 interactions satellite to orbit (video)
SpaceX introduced its very first Falcon 9 rocket of 2025 tonight, in what need to be another hectic year for the business.A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket removed on Friday (Jan. 3) at 8:27 p.m. EST (0127 GMT) from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, releasing the Thuraya 4 spacecraft to geosynchronous orbit.Thuraya 4 is run by Space42, a satellite and area services business based in the United Arab Emirates. The satellite will supply mobile interactions services throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa for both business and federal government clients.A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Space Launch Complex 40 (Image credit: SpaceX by means of X)8 minutes and 40 seconds after removing, the Falcon 9 booster went back to Earth for a landing aboard SpaceX...