A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch Feb. 11 from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Here's where to watch liftoff in California.

The flight path for the Crew Dragon Freedom needs to have good weather conditions in case of an abort, and high winds are expected.

The quartet's arrival will take the ISS back up to its normal complement of seven crewmembers. The station has been staffed by just three astronauts — one American and two Russians — since Jan. 15, when SpaceX's Crew-11 mission departed for Earth.

SpaceX and NASA's growing need for industrial gases is driving a major expansion at Linde's Mims plant, with Brevard County considering a key agreement for the project.

SpaceX already is an integral part of NASA’s Artemis Moon program. The company holds contracts to provide Starship-derived Human Landing System (HLS) transportation services to ferry astronauts to and from lunar orbit and the Moon’s surface beginning with Artemis III, targeted for 2028.

The launch on Monday (Feb. 2, Groundhog Day) began at Space Launch Complex 4 East from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Just like Punxsutawney Phil this year, the rocket "saw" its shadow, flying into a sunny blue sky at 10:47 a.m. EDT (1547 GMT or 7:47 a.m. PDT local time).

Elon Musk announces SpaceX's shift to prioritize building a lunar city over Mars, aiming for a self-growing settlement on the Moon.