FALCON 9

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will fly for a record-tying 13th time on Thursday morning (July 7), and you can watch the action live.

Video: Happening Thursday: SpaceX to launch more than 50 Starlink satellites from Space CoastCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX plans to launch another batch of Starlink satellites from the Space Coast on Thursday. The company will send more than 50 satellites into orbit on a Falcon 9 rocket. The launch is set for 9:11 a.m.READ: SpaceX breaks record with 3 launches in 36 hoursIf it happens, you can watch it on-air and on WFTV.com. The goal of Starlink is to create a network that will help provide internet services to those who are not yet connected, and to provide reliable and affordable internet across the globe, the company said. ©2022 Cox Media Group

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX plans to launch another batch of Starlink satellites from the Space Coast on Thursday. The company will send more than 50 satellites into orbit on a Falcon 9 rocket. The launch is set for 9 a.m.READ: SpaceX breaks record with 3 launches in 36 hoursIf it happens, you can watch it on-air and on WFTV.com. The goal of Starlink is to create a network that will help provide internet services to those who are not yet connected, and to provide reliable and affordable internet across the globe, the company said. ©2022 Cox Media Group

The latest delay will allow teams more time to assess and mitigate the consequences of elevated propellant vapor levels inside Dragon's propulsion system.

An early Super Heavy-Starship failure could disrupt SpaceX astronaut fights to space station.

SpaceX early Sunday morning will attempt to send a satellite to low-Earth orbit on a Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

SpaceX aims to complete a remarkable hat trick early Sunday (June 19), and you can watch the action live.

If successful, SpaceX will set a new U.S. commercial space launch record.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A Falcon 9 rocket carrying a batch of 53 Starlink satellites is now set to lift off from Kennedy Space Center on Friday afternoon. Targeting Friday, June 17 for a Falcon 9 launch of 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from LC-39A in Florida → https://t.co/FHNtCC2xqJ — SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 15, 2022This is the 12th launch of this particular first-stage booster, having previously launched GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2 and nine Starlink missions. Read: SpaceX launches GPS satellites for US Space ForceAfter the launch, Falcon 9′s first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship stationed off the Florida coast. WATCH: SpaceX successfully launches first rocket of 2021 from Central Florida’s Space CoastThe launch window opens at 12:08 p.m. Read: Gateway: The Deep Space Launch Complex lands at Kennedy Space Center Visitor ComplexYou can watch the launch as it happens here and on Channel 9 Eyewitness News at noon.

SpaceX plans to launch one of its Falcon 9 rockets for a record-setting 13th time today (June 17), and you can watch the action live.

SpaceX aims to launch three rockets from three different launch pads in three days starting on Friday (June 17).

SpaceX to launch another round of Starlink satellites Friday (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 53 Starlink satellites is set to launch on Friday. This launch will blast off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center. Targeting Friday, June 17 for a Falcon 9 launch of 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from LC-39A in Florida → https://t.co/FHNtCC2xqJ — SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 15, 2022The instantaneous launch window is scheduled for 12:08 p.m. Eastern Time. Read: Kennedy Space Center celebrates 60-year legacy while looking to the futureThe first stage booster for this mission also supported the previously launched GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2 and nine Starlink missions. Read: Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex announces new ticket pricing, multiday optionsClick here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.

SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket and 53 Starlink satellites from Kennedy Space Center Friday afternoon.

The launch of SpaceX's next cargo mission to the Internationl Space Station has been pushed back at least two more weeks, to no earlier than July 11.

The FAA found no major show stoppers in an environmental review at a Texas launch site.

The new relay station will provide television and data relay service across the Middle East and Africa.

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

NASA announced Monday that both the agency and SpaceX will be standing down from this week’s Falcon 9 launch of a cargo mission to the International Space Station due to an issue with the thrusters.

SpaceX's Starship vehicle will operate like a gigantic flying Pez dispenser on some missions, if all goes according to plan.

SpaceX is planning to launch its Falcon 9 rocket carrying small satellites for customers into orbit as well as the cremated remains of 47 people from five different countries.

SpaceX will launch a batch of small satellites to orbit and land the returning rocket today (May 25), and you can watch the action live.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — SpaceX is set to send another Falcon 9 rocket into space on Wednesday. Space Memorial, the pioneer and global leader in memorial spaceflight services, announced that the Ascension Flight will also be part of Wednesday’s launch. Read: Here’s when Gateway: The Deep Space Launch Complex opens at Kennedy Space Center Visitor ComplexThe Ascension Flight will honor Derek Stephen Yanes from Cape Canaveral. The 46-year-old grew up watching rocket launches from Cape Canaveral and always wanted to be an astronaut. Read: Hurricane preparedness: How to safely use generatorsNow his family will be able to grant him his lifelong wish and launch his remains into space.

SpaceX is planning a Falcon 9 rocket launch from the Space Coast.

SpaceX: What you need to know (NCD)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying more than 50 Starlink satellites early Wednesday from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, according to WFTV. >> Read more trending newsSkygazers took to social media to share photos of the launch with the hashtags #SpaceX and #SpaceXLaunch. #SpaceX #Starlink 4-18 launch this morning. B1052 makes its 5th flight, & 3rd as a stand along Falcon 9 as it flew as a side booster on 2 FH launches. (Photo by SpaceX via Getty Images) (Handout/Getty Images)©2022 Cox Media Group

SpaceX plans to launch 53 more Starlink internet satellites and land the returning rocket on a ship at sea early Wednesday morning (May 18), and you can watch all the action live.

Video: SpaceX set for Falcon 9 rocket launch Saturday at Kennedy Space Center SpaceX is planning to launch a Falcon 9 rocket to carry another batch of Starlink satellites into orbit. (WFTV)KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — People in Central Florida will have a chance to watch a rocket launch Saturday from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. WATCH: SpaceX safely returns Crew-3 astronauts off Florida’s coastSpaceX is planning to launch a Falcon 9 rocket to carry another batch of Starlink satellites into orbit. The launch is set for 4:40 p.m.After the launch, the first stage of the rocket is set to launch on SpaceX’s Just Read the Instructions droneship in the Atlantic Ocean. READ: United Arab Emirates astronaut to join NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission to space stationIf the launch does not happen Saturday, a backup opportunity is available on Sunday at 4:12 p.m.

SpaceX plans to launch and land a rocket on Saturday (May 14), its second such effort in less than 24 hours.

Fifty-three Starlink satellites successfully launched from Kennedy Space Center early Friday morning.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 53 Starlink satellites to orbit on its record-tying 12th space mission this Friday (May 6), and you can watch the action live.

This will be the sixth flight of Falcon 9’s first stage, which previously launched the Ax-1 mission on April 8, 2022 pic.twitter.com/zgIlzAL9Pt — SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 28, 2022This is the sixth launch of this particular first stage booster, the most recent in support of the Ax-1 mission on April 8. WATCH: Crew-4 mission launches from Space CoastFollowing the launch, the Falcon 9′s first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions drone ship stationed off the Florida coast. Read: SpaceX launches batch of Starlink satellitesThe launch window opens at 5:27 p.m. Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 15 Photos: NASA, SpaceX launch Crew-4 mission to International Space Station A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, April 27, 2022. NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Robert Hines, and Jessica Watkins, and European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti on the Crew Dragon spacecraft begin a six-month expedition on the International Space Station.

See photos of Crew-4, the fourth operational astronaut mission that SpaceX is flying to the International Space Station for NASA.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA and SpaceX teams have completed their launch readiness review for the upcoming Crew-4 mission. The four astronauts of #Crew4 are set to launch to our orbiting laboratory on April 27 at 3:52am ET (7:52 UTC). Join us RIGHT NOW for the prelaunch teleconference with program experts: https://t.co/Ix6qiduQeI pic.twitter.com/zPlEYRnNLR — NASA (@NASA) April 26, 2022NASA administrator, Bill Nelson, said this is a busy time for the space agency. Now, a 39-hour turn around and we’re going to launch Crew-4″ Nelson said. Read: The Crew-4 launch has been delayed.

Launch comes just two days after four commercial station fliers returned to Earth Monday.

Launch comes just two days after four commercial station fliers returned to Earth Monday.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will lift off for a record-tying 12th time on Thursday (April 21), and you can watch the action live.

SpaceX launched another round of Starlink satellites into orbit from Florida’s Space Coast.

A dying SpaceX rocket stage generated a strange and stunning "night spiral" over Hawaii.

SpaceX launched a spy satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office and landed the returning rocket back on Earth today (April 17), acing yet another spaceflight twofer.

SpaceX confirmed Wednesday the all-private crew mission Ax-1 is scheduled to take off Friday morning, according to the company’s social media.

SpaceX confirmed Wednesday that the all-private crew mission is scheduled to take off Friday morning.

On Tuesday (April 5), SpaceX rolled the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule that will fly the Ax-1 mission out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

To meet rising demand, SpaceX plans three rideshare missions per year to give small satellites access to space.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX is preparing to launch a Falcon 9 rocket as part of its Transporter-4 Rideshare mission. The rocket is scheduled to take off at 12:24 p.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. READ: Woman claiming to be related to boy who fell from ride has no ties to family, investigation showsThe rocket is already on the launch pad. The rehearsal is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.NASA is now looking to launch the Artemis-1 mission sometime in June. READ: New cars, new fuel economy rules: NHTSA announces 40 miles per gallon minimum for cars in 2026If the launch happens, you can watch it here or on Channel 9.

Around noon Friday, SpaceX is scheduled to launch its Transporter-4 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will fly for a record-setting 12th time tonight (March 18), and you can watch the historic action live.

Another batch of Starlink satellites are set to launch Saturday morning from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

SpaceX has launched about 150 missions in its first 20 years. Here's a look at 20 of the most important and memorable of them.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX is preparing to launch its next batch of Starlink satellites on the Space Coast. The launch window opens at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday. A Falcon 9 rocket will carry 48 Starlink satellites into orbit. If the launch happens, you can watch it here or on Channel 9. ©2022 Cox Media Group

SpaceX will launch four dozen Starlink internet satellites and land the returning rocket on Wednesday (March 9), and you can watch the action live.

SpaceX is planning to launch another round of Starlink satellites into low earth orbit on Wednesday.

SpaceX will launch 47 satellites and land the returning rocket on Thursday morning (March 3), and you can watch the action live.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX is preparing to launch another batch of Starlink satellites. A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off from Kennedy Space Center at 9:32 a.m. Thursday. SpaceX said it will launch 47 Starlink satellites into orbit. READ: NASA awards SpaceX 3 more crewed flights to ISSIf the launch happens, you can watch it here or on Channel 9. Targeting Thursday, March 3 for Falcon 9's launch of 47 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida → https://t.co/bJFjLCzWdK — SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 1, 2022Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.

SpaceX launched 47 more Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit Thursday morning from Kennedy Space Center.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX is preparing to launch another batch of Starlink satellites. A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off from Kennedy Space Center at 9:32 a.m. Thursday. SpaceX said it will launch 47 Starlink satellites into orbit. READ: NASA awards SpaceX 3 more crewed flights to ISSIf the launch happens, you can watch it here or on Channel 9. Targeting Thursday, March 3 for Falcon 9's launch of 47 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida → https://t.co/bJFjLCzWdK — SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 1, 2022Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.

The California rocket builder has now launched 2,137 Starlinks as it populates a global network.

SpaceX will launch more than four dozen satellites and land the returning rocket on Sunday (Feb. 20), and you can watch the action live.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — SpaceX is planning another rocket launch from Florida’s Space Coast this weekend. READ: Billionaire who flew SpaceX last year going back into orbitSpaceX is set to launch another batch of Starlink satellites atop a Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center. The launch is planned for Sunday with a launch window opening at 11:01 a.m. (Photo by SpaceX via Getty Images) (Handout/Getty Images)Weather reports show a 90% favorable forecast for the launch. READ: SpaceX satellites falling out of orbit after solar stormIf the Falcon 9 rocket launches, Eyewitness News will have live coverage on Channel 9.

The sun is in a new solar cycle, with space weather experts expecting geomagnetic storms to worsen and increase the risk to valuable satellites.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Up to 40 Starlink satellites will reenter or have already reentered the Earth’s atmosphere following a geomagnetic storm, oSpaceX officials. The satellites were among 49 launched on a Falcon 9 rocket to low-Earth orbit from Kennedy Space Center last week. Preliminary analysis shows the increased drag of the low altitudes prevented the satellites from leaving safe mode to begin orbit-raising maneuvers, SpaceX said. WATCH: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space CenterThe deorbiting satellites pose zero collision risk with other satellites, according to SpaceX. “This unique situation demonstrates the great lengths the Starlink team has gone to ensure the system is on the leading edge of on-orbit debris mitigation,” SpaceX said.

The rocket stage helped heft the Echostar 23 satellite to orbit in 2017.

A new SpaceX video has captured a striking view of two critical moments in any rocket launch: stage separation for its booster and nose cone jettison.

A stunning new video from SpaceX captures what it's like to watch a rocket launch and then witness the booster return to Earth, all from mid-air.

SpaceX keeps up rapid launch cadence with sixth orbital flight in just 28 days.

SpaceX keeps up rapid launch cadence with sixth orbital flight in just 28 days.

Another batch of Starlink satellites will be launched on top of a SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center, but not until Thursday at the earliest.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station scheduled on Sunday was delayed 24 hours because a cruise liner was in the hazard area, the company said.

SpaceX launched another batch of Starlink internet satellites Tuesday night after weather conditions forced it to be delayed the previous day.

Weather should be mostly favorable for the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center.

Sonic booms can sound as loud as an explosion, or, more quietly, like a rumble of thunder.

Space Force forecasters had calculated only 30% "go" conditions the day before, but also said a short window might open around launch time. They were right.

NASA is launching a satellite atop SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket early Thursday that will study the X-rays from extreme sources like black holes.

The NASA Crew-3 astronauts docked at the International Space Station on Thursday night.

NASA is now scheduling the launch of its SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station for no earlier than 9:03 p.m. on Wednesday.

Vanishing into the bad weather, it was tough Friday to see a Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule still waiting to fly four astronauts to the International Space Station.

Houses shook and a big boom was heard, but what was it?

Follow live updates from Kennedy Space Center and along the Space Coast.

Launches are always exciting, especially nighttime launches. But Wednesday's will be one for the history books.

SpaceX will attempt to launch four civilians from KSC after 8:02 p.m. Wednesday.

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and a special-edition Crew Dragon spacecraft has been rolled out and is now vertical on Kennedy Space Center’s launchpad ahead of the historic Inspiration4 launch scheduled for Wednesday.

NASA is planning to launch its 23rd resupply mission to the International Space Station in the early morning hours of Aug. 28.

No wayward helicopters for this launch attempt.

SpaceX is targeting no earlier than this week for its upcoming Falcon 9 launch from Florida, a rare polar mission that will see the rocket pivot south and hug the state’s east coast, according to News 6 partner Florida Today.

SpaceX confirmed a delay of its next Falcon 9 launch on Thursday, saying teams at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station need more time to prepare the rocket and its payloads.

A U.S. Space Force navigation satellite will hitch a ride into space Thursday on a reused Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral.

Relativity Space is revealing new details about its larger Terran R rocket, which could compete with SpaceX’s workhorse rocket, the Falcon 9.

SpaceX sent up another Falcon 9 early Sunday, this time with a spacecraft for satellite radio provider SiriusXM.

Another private company has picked SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch its moon lander carrying NASA and private research to the lunar surface.

SpaceX kicked off Mother’s Day by launching another round of internet satellites early Sunday morning.

SpaceX teams at Kennedy Space Center are set for the company's next launch of a Falcon 9 rocket with 60 Starlink satellites.

SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites late Wednesday night from Cape Canaveral.

A SpaceX spacecraft carrying four astronauts to the space station had a close call with a UFO.

After a Falcon 9 rocket carrying four astronauts successfully lifted off from Kennedy Space Center and dazzled Florida’s sky, the show continued as the rocket’s booster returned for landing.

A breakdown of the timeline on launch day which actually begins Wednesday night ahead of Thursday morning's liftoff.

For Space Coast residents able to step outside and watch rockets tear through the sky, spaceflight might seem more routine than ever.

The rainstorms are expected to pass in time for SpaceX to launch four astronauts from Florida’s coast later this week on a Falcon 9 rocket.

Launch time: 12:34 p.m. Wednesday.

Authorities say a piece of burning rocket debris seen streaking across the Pacific Northwest sky last week crashed on a farm in eastern Washington state.

In this image taken from video provided by Roman Puzhlyakov, debris from a SpaceX rocket lights up the sky behind clouds over Vancouver, Wash. Thursday evening, March 25, 2021. The remnants of the second stage of the Falcon 9 rocket left comet-like trails as they burned up upon re-entry in the Earth's atmosphere according to a tweet from the National Weather Service. SEATTLE – Burning debris from a rocket lit up Pacific Northwest skies Thursday night, the National Weather Service in Seattle said. The rocket delivered Starlink satellites, built in Redmond, Washington, into orbit earlier this week, the Times reported. SpaceX said Wednesday that the Falcon 9’s first stage returned to Earth and landed as planned on its ocean-going barge off the coast of Florida.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX early Wednesday successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, sending another batch of 60 internet-beaming Starlink satellites into orbit. The pre-dawn launch took place at 4:28 a.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Base Launch Complex 40, marking the 22nd mission SpaceX has dedicated to its space-based internet satellite constellation. Earlier this month, SpaceX landed a booster for the ninth time, breaking its own re-use record. SpaceX has more than 1,200 satellites in low-Earth orbit and plans to continue launching Starlink spacecraft every few weeks. AdDeployment of 60 Starlink satellites confirmed pic.twitter.com/Xcbrq66Mez — SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 24, 2021“Society depends on space-based capabilities for global communications, navigation, weather forecasting and much more,” acting NASA administrator Steve Jurczyk said.

Sunlight from below the horizon illuminated the exhaust from Spacex's Falcon 9 rocket Sunday morning. If you were up early Sunday to see SpaceX launch another round of Starlink satellites you may have seen the brilliant display in the sky shortly after. Sunlight from below the horizon illuminated the exhaust from Spacex's Falcon 9 rocket Sunday morning. [TRENDING: SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites | Weekend vaccine events for OCPS employees | Family speaks after deadly shooting]AdSunlight from below the horizon illuminated the exhaust from Spacex's Falcon 9 rocket Sunday morning. If you have any pictures upload them to the PinIt section (camera icon) on the free Pinpoint Weather app.