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'Falcon' flies on Star Wars Day: SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Florida (photos)


Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket — named after the Millennium Falcon — occurred at 4:54 a.m. EDT on May 4th, 2025.

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