SpaceX got back to a quick pace between launches with another Starlink mission from the Space Coast on Thursday using its fleet-leading booster for a record flight.
The mission will push the Falcon 9 first stage booster, B1062, into the flight leader position with this 22nd flight. Liftoff of the Starlink 10-3 mission is set for 7:14 a.m. EDT (1114 UTC).
A late scrub due to weather on June 18 means it will have been at least 12 days since SpaceX last lit up the Space Coast sky with a rocket launch, the longest run between launches in more than a year.
If all goes as planned, SpaceX is targeting to launch the Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday night from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, where there are both government and commercial space operations.
The launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station was the first to the 10th shell of the Starlink constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 happened at 9:56 p.m. EDT (0156 UTC).
Cape Canaveral National Cemetery hosted its annual Memorial Day ceremony Monday honoring local veterans and their families who attended the somber event.
The milestone comes as a result of the 34th dedicated Starlink launch of the year for SpaceX. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 8:53 p.m. EDT (0053 UTC).
The launch of astronauts on a Boeing spacecraft will mark a first for the company, but will also bring human spaceflight back to a rocket and launch site after more than 50 years.