Designed from the ground up by SpaceX at headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif., Falcon 1 is a two-stage, liquid oxygen and rocket-grade kerosene powered launch vehicle.

Thursday morning's launch from California was SpaceX's 98th Falcon 9 mission in 2025 and 516th flight since 2010. It was the 452nd reuse of a Falcon 9 first stage and 487th landing. Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!

Launch recap:Scroll down to review live updates from the Monday, Dec. 16, liftoff of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on the secretive RRT-1 mission.

The dramatic footage clearly shows the boost-back burn of the Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage.

Live updates from the launch of the Starlink 10-30 mission. After weather delays, the Falcon 9 took off at 3:57 a.m. August 4 from SLC-40.

Live updates from the Thursday4 SpaceX Starlink 10-20 mission from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, the first of three launches within 22 hours from three launch pads in ...

The SpaceX spacecraft company successfully launched two dozen satellites into low-Earth orbit Monday on its latest Falcon 9 mission of the year.

El Segundo, CA – November 18, 2005 – On Friday, November 25 at 1 p.m. (PST), the Falcon 1 countdown to launch is expected to reach T-Zero. At that point, the hold-down clamps will release and ...