SpaceX's 'American broomstick' launches new Starlink batch, nails landing

SpaceX launched 48 new Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on March 9, 2022. In the final minute before launch, SpaceX's launch control said, "Time to let the American broomstick fly and hear the sounds of freedom." Full Story: https://www.space.com/spacex-launch-48-starlink-satellites-march-2022 The first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket landed on the "Shortfall of Gravitas" drone ship minutes later in the Atlantic Ocean. Credit: SpaceX