The dramatic footage clearly shows the boost-back burn of the Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage.

The second stage of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket captured an amazing view of Earth during the launch of the Intelsat 40e satellite. Credit: SpaceX | time-lapsed by Space.com's Steve Spaleta Music: Jupiter

SpaceX plans to launch a Dragon spacecraft full of supplies for NASA during the early hours of Sunday, Aug. 24.

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 of Amazon Project Kuiper spacecraft lifted off at 8:35 a.m. ET (1235 GMT) on Monday (Aug. 11).

Two rocket launches from California within a week? That's the plan as SpaceX gears up for another Starlink mission after a slow start to the month.

SpaceX still lists three Starlink deployment missions on the schedule in August from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Thursday morning's launch from California was SpaceX's 98th Falcon 9 mission in 2025 and 516th flight since 2010. It was the 452nd reuse of a Falcon 9 first stage and 487th landing. Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!

B, was launched on its eighth lengthy orbital mission but its role in the superpower’s fast-expanding space defense efforts such as Golden Dome may be limited — and the future of winged spacecraft is unclear.