The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 1:19 a.m. Eastern from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Its payload of 60 Starlink satellites separated from the rocket’s upper ...

But it looks as though SpaceX is prioritizing the launch of Starlink 2.0s to orbit, even at the cost of having to develop two different versions—one for Starship and one for Falcon 9.

The payload is the company's next batch of Starlink internet-beaming satellites. The 230-foot Falcon 9 rocket will follow a southeasterly trajectory threading between Florida and the Bahamas.

Reusability is the holy grail of rocketry,” Elon Musk once stated, and Thursday morning on Florida’s Space Coast, that mantra was in full display. At exactly 8:29 a.m. EDT, a Falcon 9 carried 28 ...