SpaceX launches its first Falcon 9 rocket since Nasdaq debut

SpaceX launched its first Falcon 9 rocket since making its public trading debut on the Nasdaq. The Starlink 17-54 mission launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday morning to add another 24 broadband internet satellites to the company’s low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East occurred at 8:34 a.m. PDT (11:34 a.m. EDT / 1534 UTC). The rocket flew on a south-southwesterly trajectory upon leaving the pad. More

(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jun 16)