SpaceX sent 27 of its Starlink internet satellites toward low Earth orbit from California this evening (April 3). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink craft lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base today at 9:02 p.m. EDT (6:02 p.m. local California time; 0102 GMT on April 4).

With patches of blue sky peeking through a mostly overcast sky, SpaceX launched 27 Starlink Internet satellites into low-Earth orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

The football world is mourning the death of a former Super Bowl champion who passed away this week. John Vella, a stalwart on the offensive line for the then-Oakland Raiders whom he played with from 1972-79 before finishing his career with the Minnesota Vikings, passed away this week. He was 74 ...