SpaceX lifted off with a Starlink mission in the early hours of Aug. 25. The rocket flew as planned. It was the 37th time for that Falcon booster, marking a fresh rocket reuse record. The flight served as the 100th Falcon 9 launch of 2026. Dawn onlookers expected to observe a jellyfish effect in the sky. Spaceflight Now and Space streamed live coverage of the flight.
SpaceX also set out to announce its Louisiana plans on Aug. 25. Elsewhere, NASA mounted its next star space telescope aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket. That launch is set for Aug. 30.