SpaceX managed on Thursday to get off a Starlink launch from Cape Canaveral after scrubbing the launch twice earlier in the week.

At 3:19 p.m. on Thursday, October 7, the rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40, finally taking flight after Sunday and Wednesday scrubs. The rocket soared upward, turning to fly on a southeast trajectory. Thursday's liftoff time was adjusted to six minutes past the initially targeted launch time.

President-elect Donald Trump had high words of praise for Elon Musk and SpaceX during his election night victory speech, mentioning twice that he did not know what Starlink satellites were.

The candidate largely let the billionaire run his $175 million ground game — a gamble that future candidates could look to emulate.

Sixth test flight of the largest rocket to ever fly will feature another attempt at catching the Super Heavy booster and returning it to the launchpad.

SpaceX will conduct the sixth flight test of Starship, the largest rocket ever built, as soon as November 18 following the smooth success of the previous mission less than a month ago. The high flight cadence is thanks,

For Flight 5, SpaceX hopes to recreate the success of the Starship vehicle's trajectory to target splashdown site in the Indian Ocean. But in a first, SpaceX will also attempt to