Cape Canaveral snaps record by launching 5 different rockets in one month
Cape Canaveral set a new record by launching 5 different types of orbital rockets in April, with launches by NASA, United Launch Alliance, Blue Origin, and SpaceX. The launches included NASA's Space Launch System, SpaceX's Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy, ULA's Atlas V, and Blue Origin's New Glenn.
Cape Canaveral launched 5 different types of orbital rockets in April, breaking a six-decade-old record. The launches were conducted by NASA, United Launch Alliance, Blue Origin, and SpaceX. On April 1, NASA's Space Launch System launched the Artemis II astronauts on a 10-day journey around the moon. On April 2, a SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted 29 Starlink broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit. A ULA Atlas V launched 29 Amazon Leo satellites on April 4, while Blue Origin's New Glenn heavy-lift rocket lifted off on April 19. On April 29, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launched a Viasat broadband satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit. Florida's Space Coast has hosted 31 orbital rocket launches this year.
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