Evolution of the price per kg of payload (LEO) for several space missions:
Space Shuttle - $19.8k/kg
Ariane 5 - $10.3k/kg
Soyuz FG - $7.2k/kg
H-IIB - $7.1k/kg
LongMarch 3B - $5.8k/kg
Polar Satellite - $3.9k/kg
SpaceX Falcon - $2.7k/kg
SpaceX Falcon 9 (reuse) - $1.9k/kg
It's not as enjoyable as in the past, but #SpaceX launches another 27 #Starlink #satellites into #space! 
That exact #Falcon9 #booster has flown 23 times before, which is impressive nonetheless. 
Live stream just started:
https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1ynJOlXjVXqxR
#SpaceFlight #Raumfahrt #Weltraum
Botswana finally reaches for the stars by hitching a ride on Elon Musk's glorified Uber, aka Falcon 9. Who knew they could launch anything other than safari tours? 
https://spaceinafrica.com/2025/03/15/botswana-successfully-launches-first-satellite-botsat-1/ #BotswanaSpaceLaunch #ElonMusk #Falcon9 #Innovation #Africa #HackerNews #ngated
Réponse de l'image mystère : il s'agit du de gaz libérés par la #Falcon9 lancée lundi (NROL-69), réfléchis par des rayons du soleil, observés depuis la Tchéquie (sur ces 2 photos) ou depuis l'Allemagne 
The #SpaceX #Falcon9 #RocketPlume was captured on 3 of our #RaspberryPi #MeteorCameras, #auroracam + #AllSkyCamera. I've put the clips into one video with extra DSLR photos. Oxfordshire, UK 19:55-20:05UT 24 March '25. Watch here: https://youtu.be/-BH_Eg4hWaw
Am gestrigen Abend war über Teilen Deutschlands und angrenzender Länder erneut ein Spektakel anlässlich eines Raketenstarts zu beobachten, der auch zu diversen #UFO-Meldungen bei den Meldestellen sorgte. Ursache war ein Treibstoffausstoß bei der Stufentrennung einer #Falcon9 Rakete.
https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/regional/badenwuerttemberg/swr-zahlreiche-menschen-sehen-leuchtende-spirale-am-himmel-100.html
Csodálatos spirált rajzolt az égre a SpaceX rakétája A hétfő este Magyarországról is látható jelenséget nem műszaki hiba okozta, hanem az, hogy a Falcon 9 kiengedte a felhasználatlan üzemanyagát. https://qubit.hu/2025/03/25/csodalatos-spiralt-rajzolt-az-egre-a-spacex-raketaja?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_syndication #másodikfokozat #égijelenség #kémműhold #elonmusk #tudomány #falcon9
Nie mogłem się powstrzymać patrząc na komentarze na naszym redakcyjnym fejsiku 
Co tam wczorajsza "prowokacja". Teraz sympatycy #BlueBeam podbiją internety... 
#falcon9 #wir https://www.zgorzelec.info/news/29357
Lundi à 17h48 UTC, #Falcon9 a placé sur orbite basse la mission classifiée NROL-69 (2 satellites SIGINT ?) pour le bureau de reconnaissance américain (NRO) depuis la Floride.
Le premier étage a effectué un atterrissage en "landing zone".
Falcon 9 launch, or should I say, stage separation was visible over Europe, these images I took from an aircraft window over Spain at around 2100 utc
I've just put a photo slide show together of the #SpaceX #Falcon9 rocket plume from this evening, and published it to my YT channel. You can watch it here: https://youtu.be/a4wSP1uKGOk
4/4 It was amazing to see the #SpaceX #Falcon9 #rocket that was launching the USA #NROL69 mission for US Space Force from the UK this evening. Photographed from North #Oxfordshire, UK #RocketLaunch
3/4 It was amazing to see the #SpaceX #Falcon9 #rocket that was launching the USA #NROL69 mission for US Space Force from the UK this evening. Photographed from North #Oxfordshire, UK #RocketLaunch
2/4 It was amazing to see the #SpaceX #Falcon9 #rocket that was launching the USA #NROL69 mission for US Space Force from the UK this evening. Photographed from North #Oxfordshire, UK #RocketLaunch
1/4 It was amazing to see the #SpaceX #Falcon9 #rocket that was launching the USA #NROL69 mission for US Space Force from the UK this evening. Photographed from North #Oxfordshire, UK #RocketLaunch
I've just observed some rapidly expanding, white spiral moving across the night sky of northern Germany.
Turns out it was not aliens, but probably actually the result of a top secret US government operation: https://web.archive.org/web/20250324205021/https://rocketlaunch.org/mission-falcon-9-block-5-nrol-69
The upper stage of the #falcon9 apparently launches its excess fuel into #space, where it reflects the sunlight, creating shiny spirals: https://web.archive.org/web/20250324210313/https://www.space.com/spacex-gps-rocket-launch-spiral-hawaii
That feeling when you’re returning from evening shopping and wondering what the fuck has just appeared on the sky.
(quick googling suggests that’s what #Falcon9 (stage 2?) shedding its fuel looks like on the sky)
Of course this happens when I don’t have a proper camera with me.
Hey guys, Daniel Suguwa here! Today is my 13th live stream, let's watch Falcon 9 rocket - NROL-69 spy satellite launch mission right here! :D
Stream link: https://www.youtube.com/live/GxdcvAseZFg
#Falcon9 a placé ce vendredi sur orbite un 8e lot de satellites militaires Starshield sous la dénomination #NROL57 depuis Vandenberg en Californie.
Nouveau record pour SPaceX avec seulement 9 jours entre 2 réutilisations du booster du premier étage (B1088 avait été utilisé pour le lancement de SPHEREx).
