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Check back for live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team launch updates on this page, starting about two hours before ULA's Atlas V afternoon launch target time.
Another six space tourists are preparing for Blue Origin's next human spaceflight, which will send the crew on a trip high above Earth's atmosphere.
The twilight liftoff of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday night delivered a celestial show for the West Coast. The two-stage
Californians have plenty more chances to catch a rocket launch in June from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County.
SpaceX plans to launch 26 Starlink satellites from its Falcon 9 rocket on Monday evening, which should be visible above Southern California after sunset.
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SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday evening. The launch is currently scheduled for 8:36 p.m. on June 16. A livestream of the launch is scheduled to start about five minutes before liftoff.
SpaceX launched 26 Starlink satellites from California on Monday evening (June 16). A relatively new Falcon 9 rocket, making only its third flight, lifted off at 8:36 p.m. PDT local (11:36 p.m. EDT or 0336 GMT June 17) from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
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