SpaceX lifted off with a Starlink mission during the morning of Aug. 25. The rocket took to the skies. It was the 37th time for that Falcon booster, establishing another rocket reuse record. The flight represented the 100th Falcon 9 launch of 2026. Dawn onlookers expected to observe a jellyfish effect in the sky. Spaceflight Now and Space showed live coverage of the action.
SpaceX also intended to reveal its Louisiana plans on Aug. 25. Elsewhere, NASA positioned its next star space telescope on a Falcon Heavy rocket. That launch is set for Aug. 30.