SpaceX aims for its 50th Space Coast launch this year

SpaceX is targeting its 50th Space Coast launch of the year with another Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. A Falcon 9 carrying 22 of the company’s Starlink satellites is slated for liftoff from Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 10:45 p.m. with four backup opportunities from 11:38 p.m. until 1:57 a.m. overnight and six backup opportunities late Thursday from 10:29 p.m. until 1:49 a.m. early Friday. Space Launch Delta 45’s weather squadron forecasts a 50% chance for good conditions with 70% chance in event of a 24-hour delay. The booster on this flight is making its ...