A Falcon 9 rocket carrying about 40 payloads, including NASA's Pandora exoplanet satellite, is scheduled to lift off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base during a 57-minute window that opens at 8:19 a.m. EST (1319 GMT and 5:19 a.m. local California time).

SpaceX is expected to launch its Starship rocket on Tuesday evening, days after the Federal Aviation Administration approved for SpaceX founder Elon Musk to continue testing operations in South Texas. Starship's launch window will open about 30 minutes ...

SpaceX’s giant Starship rocket is poised for its first flight of 2026, and the schedule is finally starting to come into focus. The next mission is expected to debut a new generation of hardware while setting the tone for a year that could decide how quickly the vehicle moves from experimental prototype to workhorse launcher.