SpaceX is targeting Monday, May 12 for a Falcon 9 launch of 28 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.

Check back for live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team launch updates on this page, starting about 90 minutes before the early morning SpaceX launch window opens.

Mike Moses — who earned a Florida Tech master’s degree in space sciences in 1991 — delivered a spring commencement speech on the Melbourne campus.

The Space Coast set a new record in 2024 with 93 launches from all providers, building off the 72 orbital missions flown in 2023. With SpaceX’s continued pace, more launches from United Launch ...