On August 28, the American company SpaceX launched another batch of 28 Starlink satellites into space.

This was reported by Space.com.

The Falcon 9 rocket carrying the satellites took off at 11:12 AM Kyiv time from a launchpad in Florida. The first stage of the rocket returned to Earth in just 8.5 minutes, landing on a drone ship. If everything went as planned, the upper stage of the Falcon 9, which is expendable, delivered the Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit approximately 64 minutes after launch. This marks the 30th launch and landing for this particular first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket, setting a record for the company. Such extensive reuse of the rocket's first stage is a crucial part of SpaceX’s strategy to reduce costs and increase the efficiency of space missions. Moreover, the company aims to elevate rocket reusability with its Starship system. According to CEO Elon Musk, each first stage of the Starship being developed by SpaceX is theoretically capable of launching, landing, and relaunching from another planet in under an hour, assisting humanity in colonizing the Moon and Mars.