Launch Preview: SpaceX and Chinese missions fill busy launch manifest

The week of May 11 brings nine launches across the United States and China, spanning government and commercial operators on both sides of the Pacific. SpaceX's Falcon 9 accounts for four missions: a Cargo Dragon resupply flight to the International Space Station, a classified National Reconnaissance Office payload from Vandenberg, a Starlink mission, and a commercial communications deployment for Globalstar. What's more, SpaceX's Starship could launch on its 12th flight as soon as Friday.

The week of May 11 brings nine launches across the United States and China, spanning government and commercial operators on both sides of the Pacific.

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