The liftoff will be from from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A, and the rocket will head on an eastern trajectory.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. This will be the Falcon 9 first-stage booster's 21st flight.

Depending on weather and cloud cover, rocket launches from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral, Florida, can be seen from Daytona Beach to Melbourne to Vero Beach.

A quiet, clear Wednesday night in Brevard County was brought to life by the bright glow and roar of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The SpainSat NG-1 satellite launched right on time at 8:34 p.m. from Kennedy Space Center's Pad 39A.

SpaceX is preparing to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Monday afternoon that will carry internet-beaming Starlink satellites into orbit.

The company hopes to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center. The rocket will carry and send the SpainSat NG I, a Spanish telecommunications satellite, into orbit. If needed, SpaceX has arranged for a backup launch window for Thursday night.

Sierra Space officials announced the autonomous spacecraft successfully completed and passed testing milestones in collaboration with NASA.

After a week of nasty weather across Florida, the business of launching rockets got back on track Monday afternoon.

SpaceX is targeting a 4½-hour launch window for another Starlink mission from 2:21 p.m. to 6:52 p.m., an FAA operations plan advisory shows.

Check back for live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team launch updates on this page, starting about 90 minutes before today’s launch window opens.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has placed the SPAINSAT NG I military satellite into orbit from the historic Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. The most advanced secure communications satellite in Europe will now begin a six-month phase before providing service to our Armed Forces and NATO.

New Smyrna Beach is a quirky mix of modern and traditional with lovely individual shops along Flagler Avenue that leads right down to the beach with access for cars along a five-mile stretch. The beach stretches for a glorious 17 miles. For a more upmarket feel, another shopping and dining area - Canal Street - is great to explore.

On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded after it was launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida in just 73 seconds which claimed the lives of seven astronauts.