Monday's Falcon 9 rocket had 60 more satellites onboard. The satellites are small and tucked into the payload fairing, or nose cone. In May, a rocket carried 60 Starlink satellites into orbit.

As new rockets and space companies arrive on the scene, this workhorse of a rocket, the Falcon 9, remains the most common ...

The payload fairing, which cover the satellites ... Those who catch a glimpse will have a view of a fairly new Falcon 9 booster instead of the battle scared ones typically seen.

So, if as an investor you are convinced you can reduce space missions to a launch costs per unit weight figure, I urge you rethink your view ... different payload class. The Falcon 9 already ...

aiming to educate and inspire readers of all ages"View from the active and passive halves of a payload fairing during a recent Falcon 9 launch of @Starlink," SpaceX officialsA piece of rocket ...

"View from the active and passive halves of a payload fairing during a recent Falcon 9 launch of @Starlink," SpaceX officials wrote on X, formerly Twitter on Monday (Oct. 21). The company did not ...

The center Falcon 9 is fully loaded with the second stage of the rocket and the payload atop. The payload, in this case the NOAA satellite, is encased in fairings to shield it on the way to space.

Pretty much anywhere in Brevard County, people will get a crystal-clear view of a rocket ... seeing was actually the SpaceX Falcon 9 booster rocket and payload fairings separating from the second ...

A Falcon 9 rocket’s sunset departure from Vandenberg ... Spectators also could see the first-stage booster and two payload fairing halves separate, seemingly gently falling away as the second ...

The SpaceX fairings cover the current Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy fairing ... to offer cabins for two to three people, using each side of the room more effectively due to the nature of zero gravity.

The Antares has a “pop top” opening at the top of the rocket’s payload fairing ... in the fairing of the Falcon 9. That is a door 1.5 by 1.2 meters in the side of the fairing that can ...