A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Starlink 12-17 mission Saturday night (April 12) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center ( KSC ). The Falcon 9 lifted off from KSC's historic Launch Complex-39A at 8:53 a.m. EDT (0053, April 13 GMT), carrying a stack of 21 Starlink satellites toward low Earth orbit ( LEO ).

After liftoff, the Falcon 9 rocket will travel on a southeast trajectory. No Central Florida sonic booms will be heard, as the first-stage booster will land on the A Shortfall of

If Blue Origin's launch goes as planned, six prominent women will take a short trip Monday morning to the edge of space. Here's how to watch it.

NS-31 will also be the first all-female spaceflight since June 16, 1963, when the Soviet Union's Valentina Tereshkova launched on a three-day solo trip to Earth orbit. Perry and h

The pop superstar is one of six celebrities s chedu l e d to launch to the edge of space on Monday aboard a capsule and rocket developed by Blue Origin, the private spaceflight company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.