On the eve of the nation’s Independence Day, those who opted to stay up, rise early, or were already on the go, caught quite the show. Following a bright glare that lit up the pre-dawn sky Wednesday, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rose into the air before following up with the booster landing − which became […]
SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket Thursday morning from Florida’s Space Coast. The rocket carried another batch of Starlink satellites into orbit for the company’s global high-speed internet network. The rocket took off at 7:14 a.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. READ: Melbourne Police identify ‘active shooter’ at apartment complex Following the launch, […]
SpaceX’s Starlink 10-2 mission finally rocketed into the Florida afternoon sky on Sunday. The 230-foot rocket bolted into the white clouds over the Space Coast, getting off the ground before another storm system had the chance to move in. Liftoff came right on schedule, as weather had improved to 70 percent favorable. However, a storm […]
It’s launch day for SpaceX’s Starlink 10-2 mission, which experienced a rare T-0 abort more than a week ago. SpaceX is targeting liftoff for 1:15 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40, yet backup opportunities exist until 5:01 p.m. if needed. The mission has been on hold since the T-0 abort on June 14, leading […]
SpaceX crews are preparing to launch a European communications satellite Wednesday from Florida’s Space Coast. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS ▶ WATCH LIVE LAUNCH HERE SpaceX said it is targeting a launch at 5:25 p.m., and there will be an extra two-hour launch window. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to blast off from […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — It’s been 11 days since SpaceX last lit up the Space Coast sky with a rocket launch, the longest run between launches in more than a year. It’s not for a lack of trying, though, but bad weather and a scrub as the countdown clock hit 0 last week led to […]
When a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket first-stage booster returned to Earth’s atmosphere Friday night and settled atop the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean, it marked the 300th booster landing for the company’s workhorse Falcon 9 program. After four delays totaling just shy of two hours Friday night, SpaceX launched the […]
Where’s the best place to watch a rocket launch? Google and Florida residents will likely say anywhere on the Space Coast of Florida, which has 72 miles of coast and is located about an hour from Orlando theme parks. With summer vacation approaching, many families will likely be in Orlando to enjoy its theme parks […]
History in the making: Welcome to FLORIDA TODAY Space Team live coverage of today’s 10:52 a.m. EDT long-awaited launch of the Boeing Starliner spacecraft on its inaugural NASA crewed mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. After two previous Starliner launch attempts got scrubbed, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams hope to take flight this morning from […]
At 10:16 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, June 4, a Falcon 9 lifted off Launch Complex 40, delivering 20 Starlink satellites to orbit, of which 13 contained Direct to Cell mobile service capabilities. However, this launch did not travel the southeast trajectory typically seen on the Space Coast. Instead, it went upward and to the east before […]
SpaceX plans to launch its next batch of Starlink satellites Tuesday night, according to Geospatial Navigational Warning and a Federal Aviation Administration warning. The launch window runs from 8:04 p.m. until 11:58 p.m. EDT. While SpaceX tends to launch earlier in the allotted launch window, various factors − such as weather − play a part […]
After two scrubs, the inaugural crewed flight of Boeing Starliner is ready to make a third launch attempt. NASA said Sunday that they are targeting 10:52 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, June 5. The crewed flight test scrubbed for the second time on Saturday at just under four minutes before liftoff. The reason: an issue with […]