Photos: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch in Cape Canaveral lights up Saturday morning sky
The next rocket launch is set for no earlier than 11:30 p.m. July 29. The mission will be another batch of Starlink internet satellites launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
When is the next Florida launch? Is there a launch today? Upcoming SpaceX, NASA, ULA rocket launch schedule at Cape Canaveral
Brooke Edwards is a Space Reporter for Florida Today. Contact her at bedwards@floridatoday.com or on X: @brookeofstars.
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