Tech Shockwaves: Space Triumphs, Cyber Strikes, and Big Tech Bombshells Rock Weekend (Sept 6–7, 2025)
Key Facts In-Depth Report Space & Telecom: Historic Reusability and the Satellite Internet Race SpaceX’s 500th Landing: SpaceX achieved a new reusability milestone on Sept. 5 by successfully landing an orbital booster for the 500th time space.com. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted 28 Starlink satellites from Kennedy Space Center, then its first-stage booster touched down ~8½ minutes later on the Just Read the Instructions droneship – the 27th flight and landing for that particular booster, and SpaceX’s 500th orbital-class landing overall space.com. This achievement – reached just 3 years after the 100th landing – underscores how routine (and cost-saving) rocket reusability has become