SpaceX Launches 3 Rockets in 13 Hours, Lifting Stock 6%
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Updated · Yahoo Finance · Oct 2
SpaceX Launches 3 Rockets in 13 Hours, Lifting Stock 6%
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Finance · Oct 2
Summary
Three SpaceX launches in less than 13 hours sent four astronauts to the ISS, 130 commercial payloads into orbit and a classified U.S. intelligence satellite aloft.
Crew-13 reached the station in under eight hours—the fastest trip by an American spacecraft—while the four-person crew is set to spend about six months aboard.
Falcon 9 reusability remained central: one booster flew its 25th mission on Transporter-18, and SpaceX recovered four boosters across the day's three launches, including two Falcon Heavy side boosters.
The final mission marked Falcon Heavy's first launch for the National Reconnaissance Office, underscoring SpaceX's expanding role in U.S. national security launches.
Investors pushed SpaceX shares up 6%, though the company's latest quarterly figures show Starlink-led connectivity still generates more cash, with $4.3 billion in revenue and $1.7 billion in operating profit.