Riding atop a fuel cell filled with a million pounds of liquid kerosene, SpaceX launched 21 Starlink communications satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 6:45 p.

A SpaceX rocket carrying the 7,001st Starlink internet satellite launched into orbit from Florida today (Sept. 5), then aced its landing at sea.

Update by the edhat staff The SpaceX launch was successful at 6:45 p.m. Thursday. The Falcon 9 rocket launched 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base.

SpaceX has scrubbed their Wednesday afternoon launch attempt of a Starlink mission. Now, 21 satellites are expected to head to low-Earth orbit tomorrow morning.

SpaceX successfully launched another batch of Starlink satellites into space from Florida on Thursday morning, after postponing the initial launch on Wednesday due to “unfavorable booster recovery conditions in the Atlantic.

Elon Musk 's company SpaceX has now become the dominant force in space. The tech billionaire controls nearly two-thirds of all active satellites orbiting Earth, thanks to the rapid growth of his Starlink satellite network.

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 Starlink satellites blasted off Thursday evening from Vandenberg Space Force Base, becoming the 30th of the year from the

SpaceX will attempt to launch another set of Starlink rockets after weather conditions aborted the launch Wednesday.

European Space Agency (ESA) is working with SpaceX to deliver 2 Galileo satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.