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.

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.

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 is launching a military communications satellite.

SpaceX launched a satellite into orbit Wednesday as a part of an effort to improve communications across the globe.

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

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.

Veteran NASA astronauts Bernard Harris and Peggy Whitson will be inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, at Kennedy Space Center.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has left the building, and while President Donald Trump’s nominee awaits a confirmation hearing, the head of Kennedy Space Center will keep things afloat. Nelson, who flew to space on board Space Shuttle Columbia while a member of the House of Representatives,

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is set to transform for an exclusive after-hours event, “Kennedy Under the Stars.”

SpaceX was targeting launch of the SpainSat satellite during a two-hour launch window which opened at 8:34 p.m. ET. Liftoff was right on time without delay. The rocket launched from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A and traveled on an eastern trajectory.

It's been 39 years since the Challenger space shuttle, carrying seven people, took off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, exploding in mere minutes.