Saw (and felt and heard) this one go up today......what a beast!

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Crew-11 mission for NASA from Launch Complex-39 at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida on Aug. 1, 2025 at 11:43 a.m. EDT.

Crew-11 is NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, together with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov

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Watch live coverage as two of the world's newest heavy-lift rockets lift off, potentially within minutes of each other.

First up is the launch of Europe's Ariane 6 from Kourou in French Guiana. Liftoff with Europe’s first MetOp Second Generation (MetOp-SG-A1) weather satellite is scheduled for 9:37 p.m. Kourou time (8:37 p.m. EDT / 0037 UTC).

That will be followed by a United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Liftoff on the USSF-106 national security mission from Space Launch Complex 41 is scheduled for 8:56 p.m. EDT (0056 UTC).

This is the third mission for both Vulcan and Ariane 6. Both rockets had their inaugural launches in 2024.

Commentary will be provided by Spaceflight Now's Will Robinson-Smith, starting approximately an hour prior to liftoff of the Vulcan rocket.

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Some here on the west coast aren't thrilled with Space X so they've asked the state to get involved. I'm about half an hour away from Vandenberg so we see/hear all the launches weather permitting, been on bae for a launch years ago. Last month I had business on base so I scheduled the appointment on a launch day, but it was delayed.


https://www.edhat.com/news/coastal-commission-to-review-spacex-proposal-to-double-the-number-of-rocket-launches-per-year/

Next launch is supposed to be tonight:

https://www.noozhawk.com/spacex-rocket-launch-at-vandenberg-sfb-delayed-081225/

# 5 for this month:

https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/vandenberg-preparing-for-fifth-spacex-launch-this-month

With the weather being what it's been lately maybe we'll get to see it from down here in the OC.

Pretty cool video!

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Another launch is scheduled for tonight, I think.....

Starship sailing into Cape Canaveral: Musk teases new SpaceX barge 'You'll Thank Me Later'

“Watership to transport spaceship from Starbase to Cape Canaveral," Musk wrote in a comment on X

SpaceX launched another of its mammoth Starship rockets on a test flight Monday, successfully making it halfway around the world while releasing mock satellites like last time. Starship — the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built — thundered into the evening sky from the southern tip of Texas. The booster peeled away and made a controlled entry into the Gulf of Mexico as planned, with the spacecraft skimming space before descending into the Indian Ocean. Nothing was recovered.

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Looks like they have solved most of the earlier teething pains. Soon enough they will be launching 60 Starlink sats and returning to base for a catch and quick turnaround. I expect by 2030 you would be able to board Starship in TX and take a 1 hr flight to Sydney Australia.

That would be quite a feat! Right now I'd settle for half the time it currently takes....;)

Hopefully this one goes - in about an hour. Beautiful evening here - full moon is absolutely gorgeous!!!
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Watch live coverage from Cape Canaveral as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket with 29 satellites for the company's Starlink internet service. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 is scheduled during a window that opens at 8:25 p.m. EST (0125 UTC) on Wednesday, Nov. 5. The first-stage booster for this mission, B1094, making its 5th flight will land on SpaceX's drone ship 'Just Read the Instructions', stationed in the Atlantic Ocean, a little more than eight minutes after leaving the launch pad.

The mission, designated Starlink 6-81, will take a south-easterly trajectory on departure from Florida's Space Coast.

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