Five-year-old Falcon 9 booster sets reuse milestone with 35th flight

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 first stage B1067, first flown about five years ago, just logged its 35th mission—the latest Starlink flight—landing on a drone ship and being refurbished for another mission, as the company pushes toward a 40-flight life for boosters and cements Falcon 9’s central role in SpaceX’s reusable-rocket era and Starlink expansion.