The Space Force's 45th Weather Squadron had only forecast 40% odds of favorable weather, citing liftoff winds and unfavorable booster recovery weather.

SpaceX is suing regulators in California, alleging that officials rejected a request to carry out more rocket launches due to bias against the political views of CEO Elon Musk.The suit against the California Coastal Commission,

Elon Musk’s space company sued regulators in California after officials rejected a request to allow more SpaceX rocket launches, claiming the decision was politically motivated.The suit, filed Tuesday in California’s central district,

SpaceX launched 20 more of its Starlink broadband satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, from Florida tonight (Oct. 18).

SpaceX is scheduled for another rocket launch Friday night. The space company is set to launch its Falcon 9 rocket carrying 20 Starlink satellites at 7:31 p.m. Thirteen of the satellites will be carrying Direct to Cell capabilities.

SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 20 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, from Cape Canaveral. The first-stage booster returned to Earth, landing on the drone ship 'Just Read the Instructions'.