Blastoff Space X launches Starlink batch with direct to cell capability, nails landing

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with directtocell capability, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Feb. 4, 2025 at 5:14 a. m. EDT (1014 GMT). Full Story: The Falcon 9 s first stage returned to Earth about eight minutes after liftoff, touching down in the Atlantic Ocean on the SpaceX drone ship Just Read the Instructions Credit: SpaceX