SpaceX lifted off with a Starlink mission during the morning of Aug. 25. The rocket soared into space. It was the 37th time for that Falcon booster, marking a fresh rocket reuse record. The flight represented the 100th Falcon 9 launch of 2026. Dawn onlookers expected to observe a jellyfish effect high above. Spaceflight Now and Space showed live coverage of the flight.
SpaceX also set out to announce its Louisiana plans on Aug. 25. Elsewhere, NASA positioned its next star space telescope atop a Falcon Heavy rocket. That launch happens Aug. 30.