Falcon 9 • Transporter-17

July 1, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a collection of 81 payloads on a rideshare mission to a Sun-synchronous Earth orbit. The first stage booster, tail number B1097, launching for an 11th time, landed on the drone ship, ‘Of Course I Still Love You,’ in the Pacific Ocean.