A bright Falcon 9 rocket sprung into the night, giving the sky over the Cape Canaveral an orange glow. Lifting off at 10:37 p.m. EDT, the rocket had already been delayed twice before barely making the launch window. Originally scheduled for 7:47 p.m., SpaceX moved the liftoff time back to 10:11 p.m., which was towards […]
It’s launch day again! SpaceX scrubbed the Starlink mission Monday, May 27, after moving the launch attempt to the end of the allotted launch window. SpaceX did not give a reason for standing down from the Memorial Day liftoff. Today, SpaceX will attempt again to launch the Starlink 6-60 mission, which is a batch of […]
It’s launch morning! SpaceX is planning a 7:30 a.m. EDT Memorial Day Starlink launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Launch Complex 40. Traveling in a southeast trajectory, the Falcon 9 rocket will deliver the next batch of 23 Starlink satellites to orbit. When is the next Florida rocket launch? Is there a launch today? Upcoming […]
With an on time liftoff of 10:35 p.m. EDT, a Falcon 9 rocket soared off the launch pad, illuminating the calm night sky over Cape Canaveral. It’s payload: Starlink 6-62, which is the mission name for this batch of 23 Starlink satellites. The rocket soared into the night on a southeast trajectory as it gave […]
May 17 (UPI) — SpaceX plans to send up another batch of nearly two dozen Starlink satellites from Florida Friday evening. The company is targeting a liftoff of 8:32 p.m. from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex. In what’s become a routine event a Falcon 9 rocket will put the 23 satellites into low-Earth orbit. […]
After an initial delay of 42 minutes, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 8:53 p.m. Sunday night from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40 . The bright night launch delighted onlookers. Rising into the Florida night sky, the rocket’s payload included the next batch of 23 Starlink satellites: Starlink 6-58. The Starlink satellites are […]
The launch of two astronauts on a Boeing commercial spacecraft will mark a first for the company, but will also bring U.S. human spaceflight back to a rocket and launch site that has not been used by crews for more than 50 years. The Crew Flight Test (CFT) for Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner capsule is ready […]
May 6 (UPI) — SpaceX is set to launch 23 new Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida Monday afternoon. The space company has set liftoff for 2:14 p.m. EDT, with a secondary time scheduled for 2:48 p.m. A second backup time for the flight would be Tuesday […]
Hainan, a Chinese island that’s geographically closer to Hanoi than Beijing, is known as the Hawaii of China due to its sandy beaches and temperate weather. But there’s another reason tourists from around China are flocking to Hainan these days: space. The city of Wenchang is home to a rocket launch center – and a […]
You could soon have another chance to spot a rocket climbing up the Central Florida horizon. SpaceX has planned a Thursday night launch from our Space Coast. The company is set to launch its Falcon 9 rocket with Starlink satellites in tow. READ: Starliner crew ready for launch The 23 satellites will be deployed into […]
It’s a second straight SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch day from Florida’s Space Coast. SpaceX is targeting 5:50 p.m. EDT to launch a Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-54 mission from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Backup launch opportunities are available until 9:50 p.m., if needed. The Falcon 9 will deploy […]
Fresh off the heels of a back-to-back rocket launch doubleheader, SpaceX is targeting Monday night for its next Starlink mission from Florida’s Space Coast, per the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. NGA and Federal Aviation Administration navigational warnings show a launch window will open at 6:40 p.m. EDT Monday, then extend into the night until 11:11 p.m. […]