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SpaceX launches another batch of internet-beaming satellites

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a thrice-flown first stage vaulted into space Monday from Florida, releasing a fifth set of 60 Starlink internet relay satellites in an ongoing commercial initiative to provide broadband access around the world. As usual, SpaceX attempted to recover the rocket's first stage, but the booster missed its target, the drone ship "Of Course I Still Love You," and instead landed in the water nearby.
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