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NASA SpaceX Crew-11 head to 39A<\/p>\n

On July 31, NASA SpaceX Crew-11 headed out to Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A. The crew of four cruised by the Press Site in SpaceX Teslas, waving to media.<\/p>\n

Welcome to FLORIDA TODAY’s live coverage of the Starlink 10-30 mission!<\/p>\n

For those up late, SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket<\/a> on a Starlink mission overnight from Cape Canaveral.<\/p>\n

The launch is now set for no earlier than 2:37 a.m. Monday August 4 from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral <\/a>Space Force Station. Should SpaceX need more time to make the launch, the window runs until 4:11 a.m.<\/p>\n

The mission, known as Starlink 10-30, is the next batch of SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellites. With this payload being in the group 10 of the satellite constellation, the launch will be headed northeast after liftoff.<\/p>\n

There will be no Space Coast sonic boom<\/a>, as the rocket’s booster will land on the Just Read the Instructions drone ship stationed out in the Atlantic Ocean just over eight minutes after liftoff.<\/p>\n

When is the next Florida launch? Is there a launch today? Upcoming NASA, SpaceX, ULA rocket launch schedule at Cape Canaveral<\/a><\/p>\n

Update 12:53 a.m.: SpaceX has pushed the launch to 2:37 a.m.<\/p>\n

SpaceX launch prep underway in Brevard<\/p>\n

Update 12:45 a.m.:\u00a0Brevard County Emergency Management officials have activated the agency’s launch operations support team ahead of SpaceX\u2019s upcoming Falcon 9 launch.<\/p>\n

The launch is currently slated for 2:01 a.m. from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Should weather still be an issue, SpaceX has until 4:11 a.m. to launch this morning.<\/p>\n

8\/3\/2025 11:12 PM | We have activated our launch operations support team in preparation for the SpaceX Falcon9 launch. Window: 12:11 AM – 4:11 AM pic.twitter.com\/vgGe4KHkUQ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Brevard EOC (@BrevardEOC) August 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Update 12:20 a.m.: Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station are under a Phase II lightning watch.<\/p>\n

This means all activies are paused until the weather passes.<\/p>\n

Launch is now scheduled for 2:01 a.m.<\/p>\n

Update 12:18 a.m.: The only sound heard from this launch will be the Falcon 9’s familar roar. The rocket’s first-stage booster will land out on the Just Read the Instructions\u00a0drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\n

Update 12:08 a.m.: In case you missed it, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 docked to the International Space Station during the early hours of Saturday. The four launched to the ISS from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A on the morning of Friday, August 1.<\/p>\n

As Crew-10 now prepares to come home, Crew-11 settle in for at least a six-month stay. Crew-11 will be onboard the ISS for a milestone anniversary in Novemeber \u2212 25 years of continuous crew rotations.<\/p>\n

Update 11:55 p.m.: As storms moved through the area, SpaceX pushed the launch to 1:27 a.m.<\/p>\n

As lightning still flashes in the skies over Brevard, storms are currently moving out of the area.<\/p>\n

Brooke Edwards is a Space Reporter for Florida Today. Contact her at\u00a0bedwards@floridatoday.com<\/a>\u00a0or on X:\u00a0@brookeofstars<\/a>.<\/p>\n