SpaceX lifted off with a Starlink mission early on Aug. 25. The rocket soared into space. It was the 37th time for that Falcon booster, setting a new rocket reuse record. The flight represented the 100th Falcon 9 launch of 2026. Dawn onlookers expected to see a jellyfish effect high above. Spaceflight Now and Space showed live coverage of the event.
SpaceX also set out to unveil its Louisiana plans on Aug. 25. Elsewhere, NASA placed its next star space telescope atop a Falcon Heavy rocket. That launch takes place Aug. 30.