SpaceX Falcon 9 booster flies record 36th time on Starlink 10-42 mission
Booster B1067 lifted off at 5:25 a.m. EDT July 9 from Cape Canaveral SLC-40, deploying 29 Starlink satellites.
Friday, July 10, 2026
SpaceX Falcon 9 booster flies record 36th time on Starlink 10-42 mission — Friday, July 10, 2026
Falcon 9 booster achieves 36th flight; Wally Funk dies at 87; Euclid reports 31 ancient quasars including record holders. There is no clearly relevant, credible new space‑related news from the last 24–48 hours in the current results.
Biggest developments
Wally Funk, oldest woman to fly in space, dies at 87
Pioneer passed away July 8 in Grapevine, Texas; flew on Blue Origin NS-16 in 2021.
Euclid telescope discovers 31 quasars at z=6.6-7.8, including two most distant ever
Findings published July 6 in Astronomy & Astrophysics; two objects formed when universe was ~670 million years old.
Bullish takes
- SpaceX continues rapid Falcon 9 reuse cadence with 36th flight of single booster
Critical takes
- Environmental groups call for FCC pause on orbital data center constellation applications
Why this matters
Record booster reuse and early-universe observations advance operational and scientific frontiers.