The Falcon 9 rocket flying the mission, Starlink 11-7, carried a total of 27 satellites to orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base, in California. The SpaceX rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex-4E at 6:11:40 p.m. ET (2211 GMT).

Update by the edhat staff The SpaceX Falcon 9 launch of 27 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit has been rescheduled to Thursday, April 3, from Space Launch Complex 4 East. Liftoff is targeted for 3:54 p.

Who's up for a historic late-night launch? Weather permitting, SpaceX will launch a spacecraft carrying the first people to orbit the earth's poles Monday.

Cryptocurrency billionaire Chun Wang and his Fram2 crew of private astronauts got a two-for-one deal this week when they watched a SpaceX rocket lift off just hours before their own launch into space.

SpaceX had two rockets at two pads on the Space Coast on Monday. After a successful first launch of the day, it’s down to one.

United Airlines received the green light from regulators to launch its first commercial flight with free Starlink Wi-Fi service from a division of Elon Musk's SpaceX in May.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for Tuesday, April 1. The liftoff is targeted for 4:39 p.m. with backup opportunities available until 8:39 p.m. If needed, additional launch opportunities are also available on Wednesday,

SpaceX is readying a ground station in Vietnam for Starlink satellites and plans many more, two people with knowledge of the talks told Reuters, in a move that would herald its launch in the country and would help authorities police internet traffic.