Do you need an elevator? SpaceX launches a record spacecraft in the space riding program

(Reuters) – A veteran rocket from billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX spacecraft launched 143 spacecraft into space on Sunday, a new record for the most spacecraft deployed on a single mission, according to the company.

The Falcon 9 rocket took off at 10 a.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Station in Florida. He was flying south on the east coast of Florida on his way to space, the company said.

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33 commercial and government spacecraft and 10 Starlink satellites into space, part of the company’s SmallSat Rideshare program, which provides access to space for small satellite operators looking for reliable and affordable travel to orbit, according to the company.

SpaceX postponed the launch for a day due to bad weather. On January 22, Musk, also CEO of Tesla Inc., wrote on Twitter: “Tomorrow we will launch very small satellites for a wide range of customers. Excited about offering cheap orbit access for small companies! “

Earlier, SpaceX launched more than 800 satellites out of several thousand needed to offer broadband worldwide, a $ 10 billion investment that it said could generate $ 30 billion a year to help fund Musk’s interplanetary rocket program. called Starship.