"SpaceX Launches Starlink Satellites as NASA Delays Crew-8 Mission"

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NASA delayed the launch of a space station crew rotation flight due to high winds and rough seas, making way for SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink internet satellites. The SpaceX launch was the 19th flight of the year and took place from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The delay allowed SpaceX to maintain the required 48-hour spacing between flights and marked the 12th Starlink launch of the year, bringing the total number of satellites launched to 5,919.
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