SpaceX’s plan to launch its monstrous Starship-Super Heavy two-stage tandem from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center has drawn attention — and concern — from two competing aerospace companies, who are warning federal officials that the 500-foot-tall rocket would be too untested, too dangerous and too potentially disruptive to the nation’s busiest spaceport and its surrounding area. … Read more
Launch Summary: Scroll down for live coverage of the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 on Tuesday, June 4. Night owls cheered when a SpaceX rocket launch was scheduled for just before 3 a.m. EDT Wednesday in the middle of the night. However, the launch was delayed until 4:55 … Read more
Florida’s Space Coast hosted a whopping 48 space rocket launches in the first six months of this year. The question: Will the home of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station break the 100-launch barrier by Dec. 31? By comparison, last year saw a record 72 launches into space, setting a new … Read more
Make your coffee or favorite caffeinated beverage – there’s a terribly late night rocket launch planned for this festive week. Just before July 4, SpaceX has scheduled a new Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral. The launch will take place at a time when most people are asleep. The bright side, however, is this: Night launches … Read more
Launch Summary: Scroll down for live coverage of the Thursday, June 27, launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral during the Starlink 10-3 mission. It’s another launch day on the Space Coast – with SpaceX planning a morning launch less than an hour after sunrise. Welcome to the FLORIDA TODAY Space Team’s … Read more