A Falcon 9 carrying a Dragon cargo ship loaded with ... passages through the extreme upper atmosphere. Even at full power, the thrust from onboard ion thrusters "is unlikely to be enough to ...

This was the 20th flight and recovery for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, and SpaceX's 341st recovery of an orbital-class rocket. SpaceX launched its first Falcon 9 rocket of 2025 tonight ...