SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket with 29 Starlink satellites
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SpaceX rocket dazzles over Southern California coast in Valentine's Day launch
A SpaceX rocket carried two dozen Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit after a Valentine’s Day evening launch from the California coast. The Falcon 9 rocket and its spectacular exhaust plume were spotted from Los Angeles and other parts of Southern California after the launch at about 6 p.
As commercial space activity ramps up, detritus from launches poses a risk to those of us down on Earth, says Patrick Schröder of Chatham House