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SpaceX sends rocket up hours before Starliner lifts off

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Go, SpaceX, go!

SpaceX on Monday launched 23 more Starlink satellites into orbit via a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Space Coast, WKMG in Orlando reported.

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Liftoff was pushed to 2:14 p.m., almost two hours from its original time, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Following stage separation, the first stage landed successfully on the Just Read the Instructions droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.

The launch marks the 15th flight for the first-stage booster supporting the mission.

Later Monday, Boeing is poised to launch astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA.

The 10:34 p.m. launch is the first flight of Boeing’s Starliner capsule with a crew on board, a pair of NASA pilots who will check out the spacecraft during the test drive and a weeklong stay at the space station.


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Daniel started with WKMG-TV in 2000 and became the digital content manager in 2009. When he's not working on ClickOrlando.com, Daniel likes to head to the beach or find a sporting event nearby.

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