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Today is Sunday, Nov. 23, the 327th day of 2025. There are 38 days left in the year.

Today in history:

On Nov. 23,2005, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was elected president of Liberia, becoming Africa’s first democratically elected female head of state. She guided her nation through recovery after its exit from a decade-long civil war.

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In 1863, thousands of Union soldiers under Gen. Ulysses S. Grant marched out of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and battled Confederate forces through Nov. 25, forcing their retreat into Georgia in a significant blow to the South in the American Civil War.

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In 1939, early in World War II, the British armed merchant cruiser HMS Rawalpindi was on patrol when it was shelled and sunk in an engagement with two German warships southeast of Iceland, leaving more than 200 dead aboard the Rawalpindi and only a few dozen survivors.

In 1963, President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaimed Nov. 25 a day of national mourning following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

In 1971, the People’s Republic of China was seated in the United Nations Security Council.

In 1980, an estimated 2,500 to 3,000 people were killed by a series of earthquakes that devastated southern Italy.

In 1984, Boston College quarterback Doug Flutie completed one of the most famous passes in college football history, connecting with Gerald Phelan for a 48-yard touchdown with no time left on the clock as Boston College defeated the Miami Hurricanes 47-45.

In 1996, a hijacked Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767 ran out of fuel and crashed into the Indian Ocean near the Comoro Islands, killing 125 of the 175 people on board, including all three hijackers.

In 2006, former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko (leet-vee-NYEN’-koh) died in London from radiation poisoning after making a deathbed statement blaming Russian President Vladimir Putin.

In 2008, the U.S. government unveiled a bold plan to rescue Citigroup, injecting a fresh $20 billion into the troubled firm as well as guaranteeing hundreds of billions of dollars in risky assets.

In 2011, Yemen’s authoritarian President Ali Abdullah Saleh (AH’-lee ahb-DUH’-luh sah-LEH’) agreed to step down amid a fierce uprising to oust him after 33 years in power. (After formally ceding power in February 2012, he was killed in 2017 by Houthi rebels who were once his allies.)

In 2024, Israeli airstrikes in central Beirut killed at least 20 people and wounded dozens more, the latest strikes in renewed fighting between Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah militants. (A U.S.-brokered cease-fire would be reached on Nov. 27, with sporadic violations of that truce for months afterward.)

Today’s Birthdays:

• Actor Franco Nero (“Django”) is 84.
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• Singer-actor Miley Cyrus is 33.

The first season of the Scott Frost Homecoming Tour came to an end Saturday evening in UCF’s  Bounce House finale. Not with fireworks. Not with the soundtrack of 2017 echoing from the rafters. Not with the frenzied energy that accompanied his return in December.

It ended with a sigh of relief.

It ended with a win, yes — a come-from-behind last-minute 17-14 victory over a truly terrible Oklahoma State team that has spent the season auditioning for the role of Worst Team in the Power 4. But it was a win nonetheless and it kept UCF’s slim hopes of a bowl game alive heading into next week’s regular-season finale at 11th-ranked BYU.

It’s certainly not a stretch to say that the romance of Scott Frost’s return in December now has turned to reality. And maybe that’s the story of this game. Not that Frost’s Knights won, but that the novelty of his return has worn off — and the long, slogging truth of a rebuild has settled over Knight Nation like a damp, unwelcome fog.

Frost’s demeanor after the game wasn’t that of a coach who had just rallied from 14 down in the second half and recorded a dramatic victory on a 34-yard-field goal from kicker Noe Ruelas with 57 seconds left. No, it was the look of a coach who knows he still is at the foot of Mount Everest and aware that the real climb has just begun.

“It’s been what it is; it’s been a fight,” Frost said of his first season at UCF. “When you get 70 new guys in the portal and try to teach them offense and defense when you don’t even know the [existing] guys on your team, much less the guys you’re bringing in, we’ve had some unusual circumstances this year.

“I love UCF and I love coaching here,” he added, “but I hate losing and we’ve lost more than I wanted to this year. Once that gets fixed, I’m going to be really happy.”

Saturday was supposed to be a celebration — Senior Day, the home finale, and a golden opportunity to rechristen UCF as something more than a Big 12 speed bump. Oklahoma State came in at 1-9, fresh off firing longtime coach Mike Gundy earlier this season, and sporting the type of résumé normally associated with teams that are transitioning back to FCS.

If there was ever a game to pump optimism back into the bloodstream of the fanbase, this was it. But whenever you come thisclose to losing at home to a team that hasn’t won a conference game in two years, it certainly puts a damper on the celebration.

Knight Nation entered the year drunk on Frost’s return, but this season has certainly sobered up the fans.  They’ve stopped dreaming of Camelot, and now they’re living in the real world — the world where UCF has been injury-riddled and depth-depleted and clawing its way uphill in a conference filled with teams that recruit with richer wallets and deeper rosters.

The glow of Frost’s December hiring has given way to the harsh glare of the field lights Saturday night that illuminated all the cracks — roster cracks, depth-chart cracks and the discipline lapses that keep drawing penalty flags.

But at least — on this night — they beat the worst team in the Big 12.

The Knights didn’t need magic, miracles or Frosty the Showman’s pyrotechnics. They needed something simpler.

They just needed a win.

And they got exactly that, albeit a sloppy, unspectacular victory over a bad opponent. Still, it was the type of game rebuilding programs absolutely must win if they want to prove they’re making progress — no matter how incremental.

The Knights didn’t dominate by any means, but they made the big plays they needed to make. Trailing 14-0 at halftime, UCF opened the second half with an 83-yard touchdown pass from Tayven Jackson to Dylan Wade. UCF then tied the game with 9:12 left in the fourth quarter when Jackson found Wade again in the end zone on a fourth-and-goal at the 2.

Meanwhile, UCF’s defense allowed Oklahoma State only one first down and 27 total yards in the second half after yielding 201 yards of total offense in the first half.

It wasn’t pretty. It wasn’t loud. It wasn’t euphoric.

But it was a win.

A win that gives UCF something to cling to. Something that could still become quite meaningful next week.

Believe it or not, UCF still has a chance — however faint — to make a bowl game.

Yes, that UCF.

Yes, the same UCF team that got face-planted by Baylor and outclassed by Texas Tech.

Yes, the same UCF team that has spent most of the season limping from quarterback injury to the next.

If Frost can take a 4-8 roster, hemorrhaging talent and held together by baling wire, and get it to six wins — including a road win at ranked BYU — then that is nothing short of a miracle.

It would validate the foundation Frost keeps talking about.

It would give the offseason a jolt of momentum.

It would give the fans a reason to believe the rebuild may be slow — but it’s real.

And even if the odds of a bowl game are long, the mere possibility injects life into a fanbase that has spent the month wading ankle-deep through despair.

And even if they fall short in Provo, the win over Oklahoma State still mattered.

It mattered because it prevented rock-bottom.

It mattered because it showed UCF is at least slightly above the basement of the Big 12.

It mattered because winning, even ugly winning, creates belief.

And belief is the currency Frost is trying to rebuild.

But let’s not pretend everything is sunny in the Kingdom of Camelot. Frost knows what he inherited. He knows how far this program has fallen. And he knows that starting next season he will start being measured by results instead of nostalgia.

But the Knights won on Saturday and still have a chance to make the postseason. That’s at least a step upward.

A small step.

A quiet step.

But a step.

And to get anywhere — in football and in life — you have to take a small step before you can make major strides.

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GAINESVILLE — A pregame talk from championship coach Urban Meyer, a long-awaited return to the Swamp and a visit from rival Tennessee did little to slow Florida’s season-ending free fall.

The Gators actually hit new lows Saturday night while the Vols pummeled them 31-11 to end a 10-game losing streak in Gainesville.

On a night to celebrate Meyer’s Dec. 9 induction into the College Football Hall of the Fame, the Gators gave the 61-year-old icon and a reported crowd of 90,465 little else to cheer. UF announced plans to induct Meyer into the Ring of Honor in 2026 on a night Gators dishonored a man who never lost to Tennessee in six tries and instead embarrassed themselves.

Interim coach Billy Gonzales — Meyer’s receivers coach at three stops, including UF from 2005-09 — along with his staff and his players failed to put up a fight against the Vols (8-3, 4-3 SEC) as the Gators’ losing streak reached four games to end SEC play.

“It’s not fun. It’s not good,” he said. “It sucks for me to be up here.”

Florida interim head coach Billy Gonzales watches the Gators during a 31-11 loss to Tennessee Saturday night in the Swamp. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

With a national TV audience tuned in and renowned analyst Kirk Herbstreit in the house, UF (3-8, 2-6) quickly fell behind 14-0 and trailed 21-0 with 13:08 remaining in second quarter, having gained 1 yard to Tennessee’s 202. The Vols scored on their first four possessions, led 31-0 at halftime and coasted to their first victory in Gainesville since 2003.

“We were filled with joy, relief,” Tennessee tight end Ethan Davis said. “Coming down here and winning in the Swamp is never an easy task. Every single game is personal, but this one holds a little more weight to us, to the fanbase, to our coaches.”

UF squandered an early chance to stay in the game when quarterback DJ Lagway and tailback Jadan Baugh connected for a 42-yard completion. But a penalty by Austin Barber negated it, drawing boos from the crowd.

“It deflates you,” Gonzales said. “It’s hard to dig yourself out of a hole when you have a big play and all of a sudden now you’re moving behind the sticks.”

Things soon began to snowball.

The performance was Florida’s worst showing in the Swamp since Missouri staked a 42-0 lead during homecoming in 2014 en route to a 42-13 win during Will Muschamp’s final season.

After fans belted out Tom Petty’s “Won’t Back Down” following the third quarter, they bolted for the exit to leave the Swamp as sparsely filled as a spring game.

Florida will host Florida State (5-6) looking to avoid a season with fewer than four wins for the first time since an 0-10-1 finish in 1979.

“Make the main thing the main thing,” Baugh said. “We were all recruited here to play football and finish the mission.”

But whatever happens against the struggling Seminoles, the Gators hope to win big in the Lane Kiffin Sweepstakes. The Ole Miss coach announced Friday he will reveal his plans a day after the No. 6 Rebels visit Mississippi State on Friday.

Former Florida head coach Urban Meyer watches the first half of the Gators' loss to Tennessee, the Vols' first win in Gainesville since 2003. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Ole Miss, LSU and UF are vying for the 50-year-old’s service, with each school reportedly offering Kiffin around $13 million annually. Whoever becomes their next head coach, the Gators will require a significant overhaul and attitude adjustment.

Since Billy Napier’s Oct. 19 ouster, Gonzales and the Florida players have declared their allegiance to each other and to their university. But the Gators were a no-show in both a 38-7 loss Nov. 8 at Kentucky and Saturday night.

“We want to continue to fight, continue to win,” Gonzales said. “I just got done telling them sometimes life has to break you completely before you truly discover who you are. That kind of resonates with me.

“You’re searching, obviously. There’s been a lot of change and a lot of different emotions that have went on through these last five weeks.”

Saturday night may have been the low point.

The Kentucky loss came on the heels of an emotional 24-20 loss to Georgia Nov. 1 in Jacksonville. Against Tennessee, the Gators were back home for the first time since a narrow win Oct. 18 against Mississippi State, the day before UF fired Napier.

The Vols were 4.5-point favorites, but a sellout crowd and Meyer’s powerful presence set the stage for an electric atmosphere and competitive game.

Instead, the Gators never had a chance.

Tennessee scored on its first four possessions, finished 9-of-13 on third down and piled up 452 yards. Florida managed just 261 yards and was 2-of-9 on third down.

Florida extended its scoring streak of 472 consecutive games on a 46-yard field goal by Trey Smack with 2:04 remaining. The kick drew a mild cheer, given Smack had missed earlier from 38 yards, ending a streak of 13 straight field goals.

A 33-yard touchdown pass from Lagway to Baugh later cut Tennessee’s insurmountable lead to 31-9 with 8:15 to go. Baugh has been a rare spot for the Gators. Early Saturday night, he became the first Gator since Kelvin Taylor in 2015 with more than 1,000 yards from scrimmage.

Baugh finished with 96 rushing yards and another 35 receiving to give him 1,114 yards from scrimmage in 2025. But it was small consolation for the 20-year-old sophomore.

“It’s been difficult the whole season,” he said. “But we continue to just keep coming in the facility and giving our best. To the game, Florida State, it’s another day in the office, going in there, keeping our head on straight, and preparing the right way.”

Edgar Thompson can be reached at egthompson@orlandosentinel.com

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By TIM REYNOLDS

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Jack Roslovic scored twice, Evan Bouchard had three assists and the Edmonton Oilers topped the Florida Panthers 6-3 on Saturday night in a matchup of the teams that played for the Stanley Cup in each of the last two seasons.

Connor McDavid and Matt Savoie had empty-netters for Edmonton to seal the win. Mattias Ekholm and Vasily Podkolzin also scored for the Oilers, who were back in Sunrise for the first time since seeing Florida celebrate its second consecutive Cup title last June.

Stuart Skinner stopped 35 shots for the Oilers, who snapped a three-game winless slide and salvaged a 3-3-1 record from their seven-game trip. The Oilers got a road regulation win for the second time this season; they were 4-8-3 away from home entering Saturday, with three of those wins in overtime or a shootout.

Mackie Samoskevich, Sam Reinhart and Anton Lundell scored for Florida.

Of the 18 skaters who were in the lineup for Florida in the Cup-clinching Game 6 victory last season over the Oilers, only 10 were on the ice Saturday. Aaron Ekblad (illness, expected to play Monday) was a scratch, added to the list of injured that already had Aleksander Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk, Dmitry Kulikov, Eetu Luostarinen, Jonah Gadjovich and Tomas Nosek — all part of the Cup-clinching group last year — on it.

Florida goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky got chased in the second period after allowing four goals on 17 shots.

Roslovic set the tone by simply flicking the puck toward the net 25 seconds into the contest and seeing it squirt through Bobrovsky’s pads for a 1-0 lead. After Lundell tied it, Roslovic struck again 36 seconds later for the goal that put the Oilers on top for good.

Podkolzin scored from a very sharp angle for a 4-1 lead, ending Bobrovsky’s night.

Up next

Oilers: Host Dallas on Tuesday.

Panthers: Visit Nashville on Monday.

___

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BOCA RATON — Joe Fagnano threw three touchdown passes and Cam Edwards scored two rushing touchdowns, including a game-winning score in the final minute to lead UConn to a 48-45 win over Florida Atlantic on Saturday.

Edwards had 101 yards on the ground, and scored twice from a yard out in the second half. His final score came with 26 seconds left, retaking the lead for UConn in a game that had five lead changes.

Caden Veltkamp found Jayshon Platt for 27 yards and Easton Messer for 29 yards in the span of 15 seconds to set up a 36-yard field goal to tie it, but Garrison Smith missed the field goal wide left.

The Huskies (9-3) went up 24-3 in the first quarter after Fagnano threw touchdown passes on three consecutive drives. Fagnano was 33-of-46 passing for 446 yards. He entered the game fourth in the country in yards passing, finishing the regular season with 3,448 yards.

The win marks the first time UConn has netted consecutive nine-win seasons, both under coach Jim Mora.

Veltkamp accounted for four touchdowns and a program record of 494 yards passing for the Owls (4-7). He was 42 of 55 with two touchdowns — including a 90-yard connection — and an interception. He entered sixth in the country in passing yards, and ended with 3,458 passing yards with one game remaining.

Veltkamp kept it for an 11-yard touchdown with 2:11 remaining to give the Owls a lead after finding Messer for a 33-yard score five minutes earlier.

Messer entered the day with the second-most receptions in the country, and an 11-catch, 119-yard day improved that tally to 94 on the season. ___

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It all began when a few fans climbed to the top of the north side of Acrisure Bounce House Stadium during the second quarter of UCF’s home finale against Oklahoma State.

More fans soon joined them, taking off their shirts and waving them defiantly.

What started as a small group quickly turned into a wave of shirtless supporters. The trend had taken hold in Orlando and was in full swing on Saturday afternoon.

Whatever the cause, this display ignited a spark in a struggling UCF team as the Knights rallied to secure a 17-14 win over the Cowboys on Senior Day.

Kicker Noe Ruelas connected on a 34-yard field goal with 57 seconds left for the win.

Safety Braeden Marshall intercepted Oklahoma State quarterback Zane Flores to seal the win.

“Shout out to them. That’s when we started rallying,” said Ruelas, who was named a Lou Groza semifinalist earlier in the week. “I’m not going to lie, but it was a big section up there. It’s been going around in college football, and it was fun to see it tonight.”

UCF (5-6, 2-6 Big 12) snapped a three-game losing streak while moving one game closer to being bowl eligible after missing out last season. The victory is also the 40th career win for Scott Frost in 8 seasons.

“Saying it wasn’t a great first half is probably an understatement,” Frost said.  “But the message at halftime was my challenge all week, which was that we’ve got to play hard and we’ve got to play fast. They came out and got a spark on the first play and the defense played a tremendous second half.”

Oklahoma State (1-10, 0-8 Big 12) did not resemble a team ranked No. 122 in total offense as the Cowboys efficiently moved down the field on their opening possession. Flores connected with receiver Gavin Freeman in the flat for a 5-yard touchdown for a 7-0 lead.

It was the third time in the last four games that UCF allowed a touchdown on the opponent’s opening possession.

The Knights’ initial possession didn’t go as planned as pre-snap penalties continued to be a downfall.  A false-start penalty turned what could have been a manageable 4th-and-1 into a challenging 4th-and-6, ultimately forcing UCF to punt instead of going for it.

The defense stepped up on OSU’s next possession, stopping the Cowboys on a 4th-and-1 at the UCF 39.

But quarterback Tayven Jackson’s pass to Carl Jenkins Jr. was tipped and intercepted by cornerback Cam Smith. It was Jackson’s seventh interception of the season and the fifth consecutive game in which he’s thrown a pick.

UCF failed to score in the first quarter for the sixth time this season.

Oklahoma State tacked on an additional touchdown late in the second quarter as Flores scampered six yards into the end zone with 50 seconds left in the half.

• Central Florida linebacker Cole Kozlowski (43) breaks up a pass intended for Oklahoma State running back Rodney Fields Jr. (20) during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/Special to the Sentinel)
• Central Florida running back Jaden Nixon (5) rushes for yardage past Oklahoma State cornerback Raymond Gay II (27) during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/Special to the Sentinel)
• Central Florida kicker Noe Ruelas (16) celebrates his game-winning field goal with long snapper Dalton Riggs (47) during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma State, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/Special to the Sentinel)
• Central Florida wide receiver Waden Charles (19) runs past Oklahoma State safety Landyn Cleveland, center, and cornerback Raymond Gay II (27) after catching a pass during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/Special to the Sentinel)
• Central Florida quarterback Tayven Jackson (2) scrambles for yardage past Oklahoma State defensive tackle Iman Oates (99) during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/Special to the Sentinel)
• Central Florida kicker Noe Ruelas, right, kicks his game-winning field goal during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma State, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/Special to the Sentinel)
• Central Florida defensive back DJ Bell (5) breaks up a pass intended for Oklahoma State wide receiver Terrill Davis (2) during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/Special to the Sentinel)
• UCF quarterback Tayven Jackson, who finished 16 of 25 for 271 yards, looks to throw during the first half of the Knights' victory against Oklahoma State on Saturday. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/Special to the Sentinel)
• Central Florida linebacker Cole Kozlowski (43) breaks up a pass intended for Oklahoma State running back Rodney Fields Jr. (20) during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/Special to the Sentinel)
• Despite Saturday’s win against lowly Oklahoma State, UCF coach Scott Frost knows his team has a long way to go. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/Special to the Sentinel)
• Oklahoma State quarterback Zane Flores (6) escapes from the pressure of Central Florida defensive tackle John Walker (55) and defensive lineman Nyjalik Kelly (9) during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/Special to the Sentinel)
• Oklahoma State wide receiver Gavin Freeman (17) scores a 5-yard touchdown on a pass play between Central Florida defensive back Braeden Marshall (4) and linebacker Cole Kozlowski, right, during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/Special to the Sentinel)
• Central Florida athletics director Terry Mohajir looks on from the sideline before an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma State, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/Special to the Sentinel)
• Fans wave their shirts in the stands during the first half of an NCAA college football game between Central Florida and Oklahoma State, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/Special to the Sentinel)
• Central Florida linebacker Keli Lawson (0) and defensive back Phillip Dunnam (2) pursue Oklahoma State wide receiver Gavin Freeman (17) after a pass catch during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/Special to the Sentinel)
• Oklahoma State cornerback Ladainian Fields (9) intercepts a pass intended for Central Florida wide receiver Waden Charles (19) during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/Special to the Sentinel)
• Oklahoma State safety Parker Robertson (8) and safety Kenneth Harris (23) break up a pass intended for Central Florida wide receiver Waden Charles, center, during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/Special to the Sentinel)
• Central Florida quarterback Tayven Jackson (2) throws a pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma State, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/Special to the Sentinel)
• Central Florida cornerback Jayden Bellamy (29) breaks up a pass intended for Oklahoma State wide receiver Terrill Davis (2) during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/Special to the Sentinel)
• Central Florida wide receiver Waden Charles, right, runs after catching a pass in front of Oklahoma State safety Parker Robertson (8) during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/Special to the Sentinel)
• Oklahoma State wide receiver Terrill Davis (2) is tackled by Central Florida linebacker Lewis Carter, left, and defensive back Phillip Dunnam (2) after catching a pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/Special to the Sentinel)
• Central Florida head coach Scott Frost, right, greets players arriving to the stadium before an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma State, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/Special to the Sentinel)
• Central Florida head coach Scott Frost, left, follows players arriving to the stadium before an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma State, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/Special to the Sentinel)

Show Caption1 of 23Central Florida linebacker Cole Kozlowski (43) breaks up a pass intended for Oklahoma State running back Rodney Fields Jr. (20) during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/Special to the Sentinel) Expand

Jackson was intercepted for the second time on UCF’s next possession as the Knights went into the half scoreless for the first time since the opener against Jacksonville State on Aug. 28.

“I hate throwing picks, but it’s a part of the game,” said Jackson, who finished 16 of 25 for 271 yards with two touchdowns. “Everyone throws picks. Go watch football on TV, but I’ve got to fix those areas, too, because that hurt us. I’ve got to learn from them.”

The redshirt junior redeemed himself a bit to start the second half, finding tight end Dylan Wade open racing down the sideline for an 83-yard touchdown to cut the deficit to 14-7. It was the longest touchdown pass of the season for the Knights and the second straight game with a touchdown for Wade.

“We actually knew about the play all week,” Wade said. “We knew it was going to be a big hitter and he called at the right moment, first play out of half.”

It was a back-and-forth affair after that as both teams struggled to get much going offensively.

After UCF drove inside Oklahoma State territory, getting to the Cowboys’ 2 and facing a 4th-and-2, Jackson found Wade for his second touchdown of the game, tying things up at 14 apiece with 9:12 left.

Wade finished with a career-high 145 yards on four catches and two touchdowns.

After surrendering 14 points and 207 yards in the first half, UCF’s defense played lights-out after halftime, with the Knights allowing just one first down and 27 yards.

“The defense played a great second half,” said Frost. “I wish we could do that the whole game and just really grind down on somebody, but you can’t. I can’t say anything bad about the way that the defense played in the second half.”

UCF finished with 396 yards of offense while holding Oklahoma State to 228 yards.

The Cowboys have lost 10 straight games this season for 17 consecutive conference losses.

The Knights wrap up the regular season with a trip to face No. 11 BYU on Saturday.

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General Daily Insight for November 23, 2025

We have more power than we might think. As the luminous Sun forms a cooperative sextile with transformative Pluto at 2:20 PM EST, we can recognize where steady effort invites meaningful change. Morning conversations might reveal unexpectedly simple fixes. Meanwhile, afternoon choices flow smoothly as we align intentions with actions and share support. By evening, the mood should steady. Small promises kept rebuild trust and help us close the day feeling more capable and a little lighter. Choose one doable change and stick with it!

Aries

March 21 – April 19

Fresh ideas point you toward distant horizons. The energetic Sun leaps into frame with powerful Pluto, turning your 9th House of Updates and your 11th House of Society into transformative opportunities to move and grow. Travel doesn’t have to be expensive — but if it is out of your budget, you can still send your mind to distant locales by joining a local library’s book club. Talk about the things that interest you, because such conversations shape your future plans. Say yes to learning!

Taurus

April 20 – May 20

Secure choices come from honest talks. Money isn’t always fun to talk about, but at least you have the Sun and Pluto guiding you through such complicated conversations. Their sextile can boost your efforts to review joint budgets, renegotiate bills, or attack shared debt. Make an effort to ensure everyone involved is clear about their role — that’s the best way to stay accountable as a team. You can be patient without being pushy, especially in regard to money owed. Reliability strengthens every bond.

Gemini

May 21 – June 20

Present partnerships work best with curious, kind words. A bridge forms in your one-on-one sector as the Sun reaches out from there to sextile intimate Pluto. When you promise something, make sure the person you’re talking to understands what you actually mean. Drafting plans for shared travel (especially with several upcoming winter holidays) will be easier when you can trust each other’s words. Stay open to compromise as necessary, but don’t back down from your needs. Speak gently and directly, letting open dialogue nurture trust.

Cancer

June 21 – July 22

Simple routines now carry emotional relief. The radiant Sun makes a cooperative sextile with intimate Pluto, highlighting your 6th House of Daily Routines and your caring 8th house. Minor changes in your habits nurture bigger positive shifts. You may adjust a work schedule to avoid having to take work home, or set boundaries around which areas of the house are actually your responsibility to clean. Going forward, consistency will be vital to support your professional (or personal) community. Teamwork makes the dream work!

Leo

July 23 – August 22

Your spark wants a playful place to land. Your expressive 5th house gets a warm lift as the blissful Sun sextiles renewing Pluto, inviting bold expression and heartfelt connection. You may plan a coffee meet-up with a close friend, especially one you haven’t seen lately. Show them some appreciation, and they may return the favor! Pride softens into generosity when you remember the goal is joy, so share the stage and let praise be a two-way street. Create without overthinking, because play unlocks confidence.

Virgo

August 23 – September 22

Your home base might need a reset, Virgo. Today’s Sun-Pluto sextile is clarifying your domestic needs, especially those small but vital tasks like sweeping or laundry. Is everyone in your home doing their part? Even though Virgos are seen as tidy individuals, the cleaning shouldn’t be entirely on you. If you live alone, how can you make your routines easier to uphold? For instance, putting a hamper in the bathroom could banish dirty clothes from the floor there. Simple shifts can help a lot!

Libra

September 23 – October 22

Words land softly when your heart stays balanced. The feisty Sun is leaping into a sextile with eager Pluto. They’re impacting your chatty 3rd house and your loving 5th house, encouraging you to reach out to your neighbors and the nearby community. You may text a sibling to mend a mix-up or invite a friend to try a new hobby together. Don’t take offense if someone rejects you — sometimes it happens, and you know how to handle it with grace. Social peace is possible.

Scorpio

October 23 – November 21

What does “value” mean to you right now? That’s the question of the day under the sextile between the Sun in your income quadrant and Pluto in your foundation sector. This is a cosmic reminder to price your time fairly and keep an eye on your expenditures. Experience will tell you whether or not brand names are actually worth it. The planets are empowering you to release guilt and stand by your choices. You know the right time to pick the more expensive option!

Sagittarius

November 22 – December 21

A fresh spark lights your inner fire. You can fan those embers into a flame while the dynamic Sun shares a sextile with intense Pluto, boosting your confidence and inviting you to express yourself. Work up the courage to suggest a unique path forward! Your messages are also more likely to land with your audience at this time. One intriguing idea could be enough to get everyone in on your plans! Keep the fire burning by being willing to face potential mistakes with honest action.

Capricorn

December 22 – January 19

Quiet time restores your steady inner engine. The mighty Sun is invigorating dark Pluto, drawing attention to your dreamy 12th house. Taking a nap is sometimes the most productive thing you can do! You could also take a walk or spend time journaling — both are great ways to release old aches. Along the way, your resourceful 2nd house supports simple comfort without overspending. Your patient nature makes space for quiet closure, because settling the past frees energy for future goals. Protect your rest.

Aquarius

January 20 – February 18

Your loved ones can currently offer a boost — even unintentionally. Pluto’s in your sign, empowering the trine from the Sun in your social 11th house to magnify efforts to help one another. You may propose a volunteer day that tests a community tool or let your friends bring over a meal to share. Everyone’s got their quirks, and everyone needs assistance sometimes. A shared burden will be less stressful for all contributors. Whatever happens, you can all have fun together!

Pisces

February 19 – March 20

Your calling whispers in a level voice. Opportunity flows toward your path while the shimmering Sun sextiles unearthing Pluto, focusing your 10th House of Career so leadership feels natural and visibility grows. You may take on a project needing coordination, so a thoughtful update to a supervisor should land well. At home, your 12th house encourages reflection before each step. Your sensitivity becomes strength when you listen to the subtext, since empathy can turn tension into a workable plan. Lead quietly, but with confidence.

Heading into the FHSAA state cross country meet, Spanish River senior Preston Sangely said there were nerves, but they were tempered.

“I was a little nervous,” said Sangely, who finished 53rd at the Class 4A state meet last year. “I would say the nerves left me around the 2-mile mark of the race. I was just waiting for the wall and when I saw no one close to me, I knew I got this.”

Sangely 15:22.50 won state meet at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee on Saturday morning by five seconds over East Ridge junior Axel Sallault to help the Sharks finish third with 197 points. Western was the top Broward boys finisher in 25th place.

Sangely joins Sara Darling (1998) as Spanish River runners to capture an individual state championship.

Spanish River senior Ryan Cook (16:25.90) was 28th, freshman Avery Rand (16:36.00) was 39th and junior Casey Sangely was 55th (16:51.70).

South Plantation junior David Lazo (16:07.01) finished 16th. Flanagan junior Malcolm Spence IV was 27th (16:24.50). Western senior Lara Santiago (16:59.00) was 63rd, while Wildcats junior Sebastian Nunez-Silva (16:59.7) was 65th. Jupiter junior Matthew Ward was 66th (16:59.8).

O’Brien takes fourth in girls 4A state meet

Boca Raton senior Katelyn O’Brien was fourth at the state meet with a 18:10.90 clocking. Riverview sophomore Madison Muller won the race with a time of 17:37.70.

“My race was pretty solid,” said O’Brien, who ran 19:02 on the same course last year at the state meet. “I had the big time drop. Of course, I would have liked to win it, but my performance and my team qualifying was very gratifying.”

O’Brien is headed to the University of North Florida next year.

Boca Raton senior Katelyn O’Brien was fourth at the state meet with a 18:10.90 clocking at the Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee on Saturday morning. (Katelyn O’Brien /Courtesy)

Spanish River junior Alba Antunez-Perez was sixth in 18:20.30, while teammate Lailani Levy, a freshman, was 11th (18:42.20). Spanish River freshman Makaela Morilla (19:41.50) was 21st. Spanish River sophomore Juilia D’Emic (20:03.80) was 50th, just ahead of St. Thomas Aquinas freshman Elise Brown (20:04.1).

The Sharks finished second as a team with 139 points, just three points behind Creekside. St. Thomas Aquinas was the top Broward finisher with 253 points to finish sixth overall. Boca Raton was 11th (358 points).

“We were in sixth place at the two-mile mark,” Sharks coach Doug Horn said of his girls. “We really closed the gap in the last mile. It was also the first time that the girls made the podium in 27 years (1998). Makaela had a great day, and Olivia (Downs, a sophomore) passed 17 people in the last mile.”

Antunez-Perez, who moved to Boca Raton from Spain in the offseason, said she was proud of her race strategy. She also said her team provides a lot of competition and motivation.

“We are very happy,” she said. “In training we just push each other. Today it was really hot, but I got used to it. In the summer it was 96 degrees training in Florida and it was like 70 in Spain.”

Boca Raton senior Geneveve Story (19:34.60) was 26th; St. Thomas Aquinas freshman Kendall Parrott was 44th (19:54.40); and Wellington senior Kirsten Maarsingh was 12th (18:48.90).

Dillard finishes fifth in girls 3A

Dillard was fifth with 153 points as Chiles won the girls 3A championship with 107 points ahead of defending state champion Ponte Vedra (119).

Dillard freshman Shynah Collins led the Panthers by finishing 12th (19:08.40). Dillard senior Abigail Richards (19:12.00) was 15th. Dillard freshman Miley Gill was 45th (20:01.30), while Dillard junior Peyton Williams (20:08.50, 51st), and Dillard junior Kelly Green (20.09.9) finished 55th.

Dillard coach Davidson Gill was disappointed with the outcome. Several of his runners missed time during the season due to injury and Gill felt that played a role.

“I know what we have talent-wise and I felt we had a shot,” Gill said. “We had a rough year as far as injuries and trying to keep everyone together. With the adversity we went through and the kids coming back (from injury) late and not being able to compete, it just wasn’t enough to compete (today). It is disappointing, but I hope this motivates them for the future. It still is a pretty young team.”

Freshman helps Westminster Academy get fifth in 1A

Westminster Academy wound up fifth overall in the 1A girls race with 171 points, one point behind Holy Trinity.

Providence won tiebreaker over Oak Hall after both teams tied with 132 points. for the state title. Benjamin was 20th overall (477).

Westminster freshman Avery Carvell (19:35.2) was 10th, while Lions junior Noelle Richardson was 13th (19:41.00). Westminster Academy senior Eugenia Fantoni (20:48.20) was 42nd.

South Florida HEAT senior Naomie Debomy was 15th (19:50.60). Teammate Grace Dorn, a freshman, was 40th (20:45.40), and Sheridan Hills Christian senior Mireille Gomez (20:46.4) was 41st.

“We had two girls medal and I was very pleased with their performance,” said Westminster coach Brad Lindbergh by phone. “It was a hot morning, and with the hills and such, it is not a race where you go in expecting fast times. It’s a championship course.”

Carvell said she put in the work this season and it paid off.

“I was definitely hoping to medal and get on the podium,” said Carvell, who finished 112th last year at the meet. “After last year, I told myself I wanted to make the podium. I wasn’t expecting 10th place…next year I am hoping to her top-3.”

Westminster Academy sixth in 1A boys

Westminster Academy was sixth in the Class 1A boys race with 231 points. Providence easily won the division with 60 points.

Sheridan Hills Christian (375) and the South Florida HEAT (408) were 13th and 14th respectively. Jupiter Christian was the top Palm Beach finisher taking 17th (468 points).

Highlands Christian junior Benjamin Francis (16:35.90) was the top local finisher from South Florida taking 15th with a clocking of 16:35.90.

Westminster Academy junior Lucas Latimore was 17th (16:43.70), while senior teammate Scott Sanok (17:16.80) finished 30th. South Florida HEAT senior Joseph Dorn ran 17:09.70 and finished 28th.

Cardinal Gibbons girls top 10 in Class 2A

Cardinal Gibbons sophomore Claire Chanon, who finished 20th in the state last season, finished 23rd this year with a 19:29.70 clocking to help the Chiefs to an impressive finish in the Class 2A girls race, finishing ninth with 350 points.

Coral Springs Charter (387) placed 12th, while Cardinal Newman was the top Palm Beach County team finisher at 15th with 444 points.

Cardinal Gibbons junior Molly Murphy was 25th (19:33.40), and Chiefs’ junior Allison Albrecht was 35th (19:48.9).

Other top local finishers: St. John Paul II Academy freshman Barbarita Jedlicka (22nd, 19:27.80), Calvary Christian freshman Heather Thomerson (33rd, 19:45.4) and Cardinal Newman sophomore Tessa Brown (47th, 20:04.60).

Gillis, North Broward surprise in Class 2A boys race

North Broward Prep senior Wills Gillis helped the North Broward boys finish sixth in their state competition debut. His finish of third individually was also a bit of surprise.

“I couldn’t be happier with my finish,” Gillis said. “I went in seeded 10th and I had a goal of top 5 and making the podium. In previous times on this course, I have died out at the end, and this time I didn’t. This was a really great year for both me and my team.”

North Broward Prep senior Wills Gillis helped the North Broward boys finish sixth in their state competition debut. His finish of third individually was also a bit of surprise at the Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee on Saturday morning. (Wills Gillis/Courtesy)

FAU High junior Michael Gomez also turned in a stellar performance.

“Throughout this season, I tried out a different racing strategy, but I decided to stick with what worked the best for me in the past,” said Gomez, who finished sixth overall with a 16:18.60. “I hung out in the back of the pack for the first half of the race, and then slowly picked people off until the final kick.  So, I studied that plan every night leading up to the race, with mental notes at different parts of the course.

“The goal for me was placement, not necessarily time,” Gomez added. “Since the end of last track season, I made it my goal to get on the podium.”

Other top local finishes in 3A boys included Pine Crest senior Ryan Frawley (16:48.80, 23rd); Cardinal Newman’s Kenneth Wagner (16:48.80, 24th); King’s Academy senior Timothy Gast (16:51.30, 27th), and King’s Academy junior Joseph Schiro (16:56.10, 35th).

American Heritage’s Lungescu 7th in boys 3A

American Heritage senior Stefan Lungescu was seventh with a 16:01.70 to pace the Patriots to a 22nd-place finish (Belen Jesuit won its ninth straight boys title), while Pembroke Pines Charter junior Adam Stewart (16:35.40) was 36th.

 

Well, there you go, college football.

Happy with the horrible decision Miami had to make Saturday?

Even Miami coach Mario Cristobal hesitated in calling timeout with 26 seconds left in the win at Virginia Tech. He led by 10 points. The game was over — and had been for much of the afternoon.

But Miami didn’t just have to win the game as everyone knew. It had to win the fifth-quarter discussion of how they played, who they impressed, what the score looked like, maybe even how it would fare in a swimsuit competition – you know, all the things the College Football Playoff was supposed to end and didn’t.

So, after Virginia Tech scored a near-meaningless touchdown with just over three minutes left, Cristobal did what he was forced to do and didn’t look like he wanted to do. The clock-killing, play-calling on the final drive showed as much.

Cristobal even let several seconds click off before calling that timeout. That led to the cherry-on-top touchdown pass from quarterback Carson Beck to Malachi Toney with 20 seconds left for an optics-friendly final score.

Miami 34, Virginia Tech 17.

Impressive enough for you, college football?

Because that was horrible to see — and not horrible on Cristobal’s part. Horrible that he was put in that spot where he had to weigh good sportsmanship against voters’ impressions.

There are better examples of teams playing to the voting playoff committee. Notre Dame 70, Syracuse 7. Is that necessary? Or even applauded? What isn’t up for debate is Notre Dame set out to win convincingly for the voters and did.

You can say Miami didn’t win convincingly enough to change minds against a 3-8 Virginia Tech. But this wasn’t a day about changing minds. This was about not stumbling against an unranked team like Miami did to Louisville and SMU. It was about moving on to next week at Pittsburgh.

So, it wasn’t a perfect day for Miami? So what? It was a good-enough day. It scored on four of its opening five drives to take control of the game. Beck threw four touchdowns. Virginia Tech scored all of 10 points until there was just over three minutes left.

Does trading touchdowns in those closing minutes alter anything but the score? It shouldn’t.

Does it much matter Virginia Tech ran for 194 yards — or more than double Miami’s defense has allowed?

Why would it? If it wanted to keep running the ball down double digits, so be it.

Above it all, right to the final timeout, the louder game of Miami ranked 13th in the latest College Football Playoff ranking was playing out to some degree. It couldn’t lose conversational ground and maybe a vote or two.

Making the 12-team playoffs is not as simple as moving up one spot for Miami. It might need to move up three spots to 10th the way it works. The 11th and 12th spots are expected to be taken by one of the champions of five smaller-school conferences and the winner of the ACC championship game

The latter probably won’t be Miami unless a string of events play out. Odder things have happened. But do you bank a season on it?

ESPN’s computers put Miami’s chances at getting in the playoffs at 40 percent. You decide if that’s a good chance or not. That percent is predicated on Miami winning at Pittsburgh next week, too. Early question: Would it have to beat Pitt by more than the 37-15 Notre Dame beat Pitt to claim a good victory?

This is the problem with beauty-contest football. It’s exactly what a playoff was supposed to stop. But you can’t help watching.

Miami didn’t run laps around 3-8 Virginia Tech, if that’s the measure. But it was comfortably ahead most of the game. Even when Virginia Tech cut it to 20-10 in the third quarter, Miami didn’t look threatened.

It followed with the sequence of the day. Beck threw a perfectly placed third-and-7 pass to Daylyn Upshaw for 19 yards. One play later, Beck threw a 16-yard touchdown to Girard Pringle to put the game out of reach at 27-10.

That didn’t just continue Beck’s good run of late. It continued the advance of Miami’s freshmen in the year with Upshaw and Pringle. Malachi Toney is at the center of that, throwing a completion, taking a direct snap in the Wildcat, having a 56-yard play where he accidentally barreled over a woman on the sideline.

He then quickly helped her up. The kid does it all, folks, right down to that final, unnecessary touchdown. The CFP committee asked for it. Toney caught it. And Miami winning 34-17 looks good in a headline.

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Today is Friday, Nov. 21, the 325th day of 2025. There are 40 days left in the year.

Today in history:

On Nov. 21, 1985, U.S. Navy intelligence analyst Jonathan Jay Pollard was arrested and accused of spying for Israel. (Pollard later pleaded guilty to espionage and was sentenced to life in prison, but was released in 2015.)

Also on this date:

In 1920, on “Bloody Sunday,” the Irish Republican Army killed 14 suspected British intelligence officers in the Dublin area; British forces responded by raiding a soccer match, killing 14 civilians.

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In 1964, New York City’s Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, at the time the longest suspension bridge in the world, was opened to traffic.

In 1980, 85 people died, most from smoke inhalation, after a fire broke out at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The same day, an estimated 83 million TV viewers tuned in to the CBS prime-time soap opera “Dallas” to find out “who shot J.R.” (The shooter turned out to be J.R. Ewing’s sister-in-law, Kristin Shepard.)

In 1990, junk-bond financier Michael R. Milken, who had pleaded guilty to six felony counts related to violating U.S. securities laws by selling junk bonds, was sentenced by a federal judge in New York to 10 years in prison. (Milken served two.)

In 1995, Balkan leaders meeting in Dayton, Ohio, initialed a peace plan to end 3 1/2 years of ethnic fighting in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

In 2017, Zimbabwe’s 93-year-old president, Robert Mugabe, resigned; he was facing impeachment proceedings and had been placed under house arrest by the military. His resignation ended a 37-year rule beginning with Zimbabwe’s independence in 1980.

In 2021, an SUV sped through barricades and into marchers in a Christmas parade in the Milwaukee suburb of Waukesha, killing six people and injuring several others. A judge the following year sentenced Darrell Brooks Jr. to life in prison without parole for his conviction on first-degree intentional homicide and other counts.

In 2022, a powerful earthquake killed at least 162 people and injured hundreds on Indonesia’s main island of Java, sending terrified residents into streets covered with debris.

Also in 2022, NASA’s uncrewed Orion capsule reached the moon, whipping around the far side and buzzing the lunar surface on an orbit that broke the record for distance traveled by a spacecraft designed to carry humans. The mission marked the first time an American capsule visited the moon since NASA’s Apollo program ended a half-century earlier.

Today’s Birthdays:

• Actor Marlo Thomas is 88.
• Basketball Hall of Famer Earl Monroe is 81.
• Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois is 81.
• Actor Goldie Hawn is 80.
• Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana is 74.
• Journalist Tina Brown is 72.
• Actor Cherry Jones is 69.
• Gospel musician Steven Curtis Chapman is 63.
• Musician Björk is 60.
• Football Hall of Famer Troy Aikman is 59.
• Baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. is 56.
• Football Hall of Famer-TV host Michael Strahan (STRAY’-han) is 54.
• Actor Jena Malone is 41.
• Actor-comedian Ronny Chieng is 40.
• Pop singer Carly Rae Jepsen is 40.

The Space Coast surpassed the record 93 launches seen in 2024 with the 94th launch of 2025 on Nov. 10. With SpaceX’s continued pace, more launches from United Launch Alliance and the debut of Blue Origin’s New Glenn, the Space Force had said it could support as many as 156 launches in 2025. It’s on track to at least surpass 100.

Check back for the latest information on upcoming launches.

By The Numbers:

2025: 100 Space Coast orbital launches, 1 hypersonic missile (updated Nov. 20) | 77 from Cape Canaveral, 23 from KSC | 93 from SpaceX (93 Falcon 9), 5 from ULA (4 Atlas V, 1 Vulcan), 2 from Blue Origin (New Glenn on NG-1, NG-2) | 4 human spaceflights (Crew-10, Fram2, Ax-4, Crew-11)

2024: 93 Space Coast launches | 67 from Cape Canaveral, 26 from KSC | 88 from SpaceX (86 Falcon 9, 2 Falcon Heavy), 5 from ULA (2 Vulcan, 1 Delta IV Heavy, 2 Atlas V) | 5 human spaceflights (Axiom Space Ax-3, SpaceX Crew-8, Boeing Crew Flight Test, Polaris Dawn | Crew-9)

2023: 72 Space Coast launches | 59 from Cape Canaveral, 13 from KSC | 68 from SpaceX (63 Falcon 9s, 5 Falcon Heavy), 3 from United Launch Alliance (1 Delta IV Heavy, 2 Atlas V), 1 from Relativity Space | 3 human spaceflights (Crew-6, Ax-2, Crew-7)

Details on past launches can be found at the end of file.

MOST RECENT LAUNCHES

Nov. 20: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-78 mission carrying 29 satellites from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39-A at 10:38 p.m. This was the 23rd flight of the first stage booster, which made a recovery landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions stationed in the Atlantic. This was the 100th orbital launch from the Space Coast in 2025. Read more.

UPCOMING: 2025

Nov. 22: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-79 mission carrying 29 satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 during launch window that runs from 1:59-5:59 a.m. This will be the ninth flight of the first stage booster, which will aim for a recovery landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas stationed in the Atlantic.

TBD, 2025 (Delayed from 2024): United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur on USSF-87, the rocket’s second planned Department of Defense mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41. USSF-87 is the one of two NSSF Phase 2 contracts awarded to ULA in 2021 originally targeting a launch by the fourth quarter of FY23 with the other launch, USSF-112 originally targeting a launch by the third quarter of FY23. Combined, the two mission task orders had an original contract value of $225 million.

TBD, late 2025: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Intuitive Machines IM-3 mission with Nova-C lander for NASA’s CLPS task order. Also called PRISM to carry four NASA payloads to the Reiner Gamma region of the Moon, as well as a rover, a data relay satellite, and secondary payloads to be determined. Scientific objectives include gaining an understanding of the Reiner Gamma swirl mini-magnetosphere region and its magnetic and plasma properties.

TBD, 2025: Blue Origin New Glenn carrying Blue Moon Mark 1 (MK1), a single-launch, lunar cargo lander that remains on the surface. Will fly one scientific instrument awarded under NASA’s CLPS initiative.

UPCOMING: TBD IN 2026

TBD, no earlier than early 2026: Boeing Starliner-1 on ULA Atlas V from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Space Launch Complex 41. Two of the four spots assigned to this mission were reassigned to SpaceX Crew-11. This Starliner previously flew on Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test-2 mission. Read more.

TBD, As early as Feb. 5, no later than April 2026: NASA Artemis II mission to send four crew on 10-day orbital mission to the moon from KSC’s Launch Pad 39-B. Read more.

TBD: Spring 2026: Blue Origin New Glenn mission on payload Blue Ring’s first mission with initial injection into Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), with additional services performed in Geostationary Orbit (GEO).  Scout Space to integrate one of its flagship next-generation space domain awareness (SDA) Owl sensors onboard the first mission of Blue Ring,

TBD: Early 2026: SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost lander and Elytra Dark orbiting transfer vehicle on Blue Ghost Mission 2 to land on the far side of the moon and take advantage of the radio-quiet environment to deploy an array of antennas, comprising a low-frequency (0.1 to 50 MHz) radio telescope. The telescope will be used to observe the radio sky at frequencies below 50 MHz and will measure the low-frequency foreground of the universe. It will also help evaluate the far side of the moon as a radio-quiet environment, test the hypothesis of the late heavy bombardment of the moon, and test the hypothesis that a major rearrangement of planet distances and the beginning of life on Earth occurred at about the same time. The mission consists of the Blue Ghost lunar lander, the Elytra Dark orbital vehicle, and the Lunar Surface Electromagnetic Explorer Night system (LuSEE Night). Elytra Dark will serve as a transfer vehicle to bring the Blue ghost lander to the moon. Blue Ghost will land on the lunar far side carrying LuSee Night, which will deploy directly from the spacecraft.

TBD, No earlier than May 2026: SpaceX Falcon 9 with Vast Haven-1 uncrewed space station.

TBD, No earlier than June 2026: SpaceX Falcon 9 with Crew Dragon spacecraft with commercial customers for Vast.

TBD, no earlier than July 2026: SpaceX Falcon Heavy flying Astrobotic’s Griffin lunar lander as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program. No longer taking the canceled VIPER rover mission. The Griffin lander will demonstrate its ability to land with no official NASA payload, but will touch down on Mons Mouton near the western rim of Nobile crater close to the lunar south pole. As of October 2026, the payloads are Astrolab’s FLIP (FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform) rover, Astrobotic’s own CubeRover, and several additional payloads to the moon.

TBD, 2026: SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying the Draper Lunar Lander headed for the moon’s Schrödinger basin on the lunar far side. It will carry three NASA-sponsored science payloads to make geophysical measurements as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. Draper Laboratories provides the launch and lander and is partnering with ispace with its APEX 1.0 lander which also will deploy relay satellites into orbit in order to allow communication with Earth from the far side of the moon. Schrodinger basin, a large impact crater near the moon’s south pole, shows evidence of geologically recent volcanic activity. The science payload to be landed there includes seismometers, a drill to allow emplacement of heat flow and electrical conductivity probes, and instruments to study the magnetic field and surface weathering.

TBD, no earlier than late 2026: United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur on the first Sierra Space Dream Chaser flight to the International Space Station. Mission slipped into 2025 because ULA needed more Vulcan rocket hardware beyond Cert-2 and the two USSF missions that took priority over the Dream Chaser flight. Still on NASA’s manifest for 2025 as of June, but not mentioned on ISS manifest before the end of the year. Read more.

UPCOMING: TBD IN 2027 and Beyond

TBD, Summer 2027: NASA Artemis III mission to send four crew on lunar landing mission to the moon from KSC’s Launch Pad 39-B. Read more.

TBD, No earlier than 2027: Intuitive Machines on IM-4 mission with Nova-C lander under NASA CLPS initiative with a lander headed to the south pole region of the moon, currently planned for the Mons Mouton region. It will carry a suite of six science payloads, with a total mass of 79 kg, to the surface. These include the Compact Infrared Imaging System, which is an imaging radiometer to make mineralogical and thermophysical measurements on the lunar surface; the Surface and Exosphere Alterations by Landers (SEAL) instrument designed to study the chemical response of the lunar regolith to the lander, as well as to characterize the lunar exosphere at the surface; the Fluxgate Magnetometer (MAG) to characterize the magnetic field of the Moon at low altitudes and on the surface; and a laser retroreflector. It will also carry the Lunar Explorer Instrument for space biology Applications (LEIA) science suite, which will study the biological response of yeast to the lunar environment and measure the radiation levels at the lunar surface. In addition, there is a European Space Agency payload, the Package for Resource Observation and in-situ Prospecting for Exploration, commercial exploration and Transportation (PROSPECT), designed to assess the potential use of resources for human exploration.

TBD: Firefly Aerospace with Blue Ghost lander under NASA CLPS initiative. Will feature an orbital transfer vehicle and rover headed to the Gruithuisen Domes on the moon. The objective is to study the composition and origin of the domes and surroundings. It will have a Sample Acquisition, Morphology Filtering & Probing of Lunar Regolith (SAMPLR) robotic arm. The mission will carry a suite of instruments, the Lunar Vulkan Imaging and Spectroscopy Explorer (Lunar-VISE). Lunar-VISE includes three instruments on the rover, the Visible Near-InfraRed (VNIR) Imaging Camera, the Compact InfraRed Imaging System, and the Gamma Ray and Neutron Spectrometer. It also has two cameras on the lander, the Context Camera and the Descent Camera. It will also carry the Heimdall imaging suite, a Radio-wave Observations at the Lunar Surface of the photoElectron Sheath (ROLSES) radio telescope, the Photovoltaic Investigation on the Lunar Surface (PILS), and the Neutron Measurements at the Lunar Surface (NMLS).

LAUNCHED IN 2025

Jan. 3: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Thuraya-4 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 8:27 p.m. The first-stage booster made its 20th flight and made a recovery landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. Read more.

Jan. 6: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-71 mission with 24 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 3:43 p.m. The first-stage booster made its 17th flight, having previously launched the Crew-5 human spaceflight and 15 other missions. It made a recovery landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Read more.

Jan. 8: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 12-11 mission from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A at 10:27 a.m. The first-stage booster made its third flight with a landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. Read more.

Jan. 10: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 12-12 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 2:11 p.m. The first-stage booster flew for a record 25th time with landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions. Read more.

Jan. 13: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 12-4 mission with 21 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 11:47 a.m. The first-stage booster flew for the 15th time with landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. Read more.

Jan. 15: SpaceX Falcon 9 from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A at 1:11 a.m. with both the Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost moon lander on Blue Ghost Mission 1, the third of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) missions, and the Japanese company ispace’s Hakuto-R Mission-2 lunar lander. Blue Ghost is designed to deliver 10 NASA payloads. Blue Ghost is slated to arrive to the moon 45 days after launch for a 14-day mission on the moon. The ispace lander named Resilience won’t arrive for 4 1/2 months after launch. On board is a micro rover built by ispace called Tenacious as well as several commercial payloads. Read more.

Jan. 16 (Delayed from Jan. 10, 12, 13): First launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket on the NG-1 Blue Ring Pathfinder mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 36 at 2:03 a.m. This would be the first of two certification flights for NSSL missions required by the Space Force. Payload will be Blue Origin Blue Ring pathfinder. Originally targeted to be 2nd launch of new rocket. New Glenn’s first launch was planned to be NASA’s Mars-bound ESCAPADE twin satellite mission, but that has been delayed to potentially spring 2025 or later. New debut launch then targeted November, but FAA only gave launch license on Dec. 27, same day as the rocket’s first test hot fire on the pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 36. Jan. 10 and 12 launch windows were waved off because of high seas for booster recovery, and then Jan. 13 attempt scrubbed “to troubleshoot a vehicle subsystem issue” with no new launch date announced. Read more.

Jan. 21: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 13-1 mission with 21 Starlink satellites from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A at 12:24 p.m. The first-stage booster flew for the 8th time landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas.

Jan. 27: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 12-7 mission with 21 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 5:05 p.m. The first-stage booster flew for the 20th time with a landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. Read more.

Jan. 29: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the SpainSat NG 1 mission from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A at 8:34 p.m. The first-stage booster made a successful 21st liftoff, but was expended to get the satellite to a geosynchronous transfer orbit. Read more.

Feb. 4: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 12-3 mission with 21 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 5:15 a.m. This was the 21st launch for the first-stage booster, which made a  landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic. Read more.

Feb. 4: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Maxar Digital Globe 3 mission from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39-A with a pair of satellites headed to min-inclination orbit at 6:13 p.m. This was the fourth launch of the first-stage booster that made a recovery landing on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Landing Zone 1. It was the first LZ-1 landing of the year after 12 in 2024 and 6 in 2023. Read more.

Feb. 8: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 12-9 mission carrying 21 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 2:18 p.m. The first-stage booster flew for the 17th time and made a recovery landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic. Read more.

Feb. 11: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 12-18 mission with 21 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 1:53 p.m. The first-stage booster flew for the 18th time and made a recovery landing downrange in the Atlantic on the droneship Just Read the Instructions. Read more.

Feb. 15: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 12-8 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 targeting at 1:14 a.m, This was a record 26th launch for the first-stage booster, which made a recovery landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic. Read more.

Feb. 18: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 10-12 mission carrying 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 6:21 p.m. The was the 16th launch of the first-stage booster, which made a recovery landing on the droneship Just Read the Instructions stationed in Exuma Sound off the coast of the Bahamas. SpaceX has warned that residents in the Bahamas may hear one or more sonic booms during the first-stage landing. Read more.

Feb. 21: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 10-14 mission with 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 10:19 a.m. The first-stage booster flew for the 21st time and made a recovery landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. Read more.

Feb. 26: Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 7:16 p.m. Flying is the company’s second Nova-C lander named Athena featuring NASA’s PRIME-1 drill, to land a drill and mass spectrometer near the south pole of the moon in order to demonstrate the feasibility of in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) and measure the volatile content of subsurface samples. Also flying is the Lunar Trailblazer, a mission selected under NASA’s Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration (SIMPLEx) program, a small satellite designed to provide an understanding of the form, abundance, and distribution of water on the moon, as well as the lunar water cycle. A secondary payload is the AstroForge Odin spacecraft headed for a a near-Earth asteroid named 2022 OB5. The first-stage booster made its ninth flight landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas, marking its 100th booster catch. Read more.

Feb. 26: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 12-13 mission with 21 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 10:34 p.m. The first-stage booster flew its debut launch and made a recovery landing on the droneship Just Read the Instructions. Read more.

March 2: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 12-20 mission with 21 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 9:24 p.m. The first-stage booster flew for the fifth time landing on the droneship Just Read the Instructions. A fire after landing, though, caused the booster to tumble and be destroyed.

March 12: SpaceX Falcon on the Starlink 12-21 mission with 21 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 targeting 10:35 p.m.  The first-stage booster made its 22nd flight with a recovery landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas stationed in the Atlantic. Read more.

March 14 (delayed from March 12): SpaceX Crew-10 mission on SpaceX Falcon 9 in the Crew Dragon Endurance at 7:03 p.m. from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A. Delayed from a planned February launch because of more time needed for a new Crew Dragon from SpaceX, but then the decision to switch to Endurance moved up the mission by about two weeks. The Crew-10 and a planned summer launch of Crew-11 were awarded in lieu of the now-delayed Boeing Starliner-1 mission after issues with 2024’s Boeing Crew Flight Test mission. Booster flew for the second time with landing at Canaveral’s Landing Zone 1. Scrubbed March 12 attempt. Read more.

March 15: SpaceX Falcon on the Starlink 12-16 mission with 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 7:35 a.m. The launch came just two days, eight hours, 59 minutes since the previous launch at SLC-40, setting a turnaround record. The first-stage booster flew for the 18th time landing on the Just Read the Instructions droneship.

March 18: SpaceX Falcon on the Starlink 12-25 mission with 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 3:57 p.m. The first-stage booster flew for the 19th time and made a recovery landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. Read more.

March 24: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the classified NROL-69 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 1:48 p.m. The first-stage booster flew for the second time with recovery landing at Canaveral’s Landing Zone 1. This was the 25th launch of the year. Read more.

March 31 (delayed from March 30) SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-80 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 3:52 p.m. The first-stage booster made its 17th flight with a recovery landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions. Read more.

March 31: SpaceX Falcon 9 with Crew Dragon on the Fram2 private human spaceflight mission from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A in the Crew Dragon Resilience at 9:46 p.m. It marks the first time humans have flown on a polar orbital mission. Named Fram2 in deference to the ship “Fram” built in Norway that helped explorers get to the Arctic and Antarctica. The crew includes Chinese-born Chun Wang of Malta, an entrepreneur who made a fortune in cryptocurrency and an avid adventurer. Along for the ride will be fellow adventurers Eric Philips of Australia, Jannicke Mikkelsen of Norway and Rabea Rogge of Germany. Mikkelsen will take the role of mission commander and Philips the role of pilot. The first-stage booster made its sixth flight with a recovery landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas stationed in the Atlantic. Resilience is on its fourth trip to space and will land off the coast of California. Read more.

April 5: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 6-72 mission with 28 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 11:07 p.m. The first-stage booster flew for the 19th time landing on the droneship Just Read the Instructions.

April 12 (Delayed from April 11): SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 12-17 mission with 21 Starlink satellites from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A during at 8:54 p.m. The first-stage booster flew for the 10th time. It previously flew crewed missions Crew-8, Polaris Dawn and IM-2. It made a recovery landing downrange in the Atlantic on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas.

April 14: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 6-73 mission carrying 27 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 12 a.m. This marked the fleet-leading 27th launch of the first-stage booster that made a recovery landing on the droneship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean. This was the 30th launch of the year.

April 21: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the CRS-32 resupply mission to the International Space Station from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A at 4:15 a.m. The first-stage booster made its third flight with a recovery landing at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Landing Zone 1. This was the fifth flight on the Dragon spacecraft. It will dock with the ISS after a 28-hour flight targeting 8:20 a.m. Tuesday. Read more.

April 21: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Bandwagon-3 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 8:48 p.m. On board this mission were ADD’s 425Sat-3, Tomorrow Companies Inc.’s Tomorrow-S7, and Atmos Space Cargo’s PHOENIX re-entry capsule. This was the third flight for the first-stage booster and it made a recovery landing at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Landing Zone 2. Read more.

April 24: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-74 mission with 28 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 9:52 p.m. The first-stage booster flew for its 23rd time landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas.

April 25: The Army and Navy performed a test launch of the hypersonic missile defense system Dark Eagle from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 46. Read more.

April 27: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 12-23 mission with 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 10:09 p.m. The first-stage booster flew for the 20th time making a recovery landing on the droneship Just Read the Instructions.

April 28 (Delayed from April 9, 14): United Launch Alliance Atlas V from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 on the Kuiper 1 at 7:01 p.m. on the inaugural launch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper with 27 satellites for the constellation headed for low-Earth orbit. ULA has only 14 more Atlas V rockets including seven more set aside for Amazon. This was ULA’s first launch of the year and the Space Coast’s 35th overall. Read more.

April 28: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 12-10 mission with 23 Starlink satellites from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39-A at 10:34 p.m. The first-stage booster made its first flight with a recovery landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas stationed in the Atlantic.

May 1: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-75 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 9:51 p.m. The first-stage booster made its 18th flight with a recovery landing on the droneship Just Read the Instructions stationed in the Atlantic.

May 4: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-84 mission with 29 Starlink satellites from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39-A  4:55 a.m. The first-stage booster made its 20th flight making a recovery landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas.

May 6: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-93 mission with 28 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 during four-hour launch window from 8:22 p.m. to 12:22 a.m. May 7, and backup later on May 7 from 7:56-11:56 p.m. This is the seventh flight for the first-stage booster that will attempt a recovery landing downrange in the Atlantic on the droneship Just Read the Instructions. Read more.

May 10: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-91 mission with 28 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 2:28 a.m. The first-stage booster flew for the 11th time landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. This was the 40th launch of the year.

May 13 (Delayed from May 11): SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-83 mission with 28 Starlink satellites from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39-A at 1:09 a.m. Scrubbed May 11 because of high winds. This was the record-leading 28th launch of the first-stage booster, which flew the Crew-3 and Crew-4 missions among 27 previous. It made a recovery landing on the droneship Just Read the Instructions. This also marked the 100th Falcon 9 launch from 39-A.

May 14: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-67 mission with 28 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 12:38 p.m. The first-stage booster flew for the fourth time landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. Read more.

May 20: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 12-15 mission with 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 At 11:19 p.m. This was the debut flight of the first-stage booster that made a recovery landing downrange in the Atlantic on the droneship Just Read the Instructions.

May 24: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 12-22 mission with 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40  at 1:19 p.m. The first-stage booster flew for the 24th time landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas.

May 28: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 10-32 mission with 27 Starlink satellites from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A at 9:30 a.m. The first-stage booster made its 19th flight with a recovery landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions stationed in the Atlantic. This was the 45th launch of the year. Read more.

May 30: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the GPS III-7 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40  at 1:37 p.m. This is one of the missions originally awarded to United Launch Alliance under the NSSL Phase 2 contracts, but shifted to SpaceX after delays in ULA’s Vulcan certification. The first-stage booster flew for the fourth time and made a recovery landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas stationed in the Atlantic. Read more.

June 3: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 12-19 mission with 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 12:43 a.m. The first-stage booster flew its 21st time with a recovery landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions stationed in the Atlantic.

June 7: SpaceX Falcon 9 on SiriusXM-10 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 12:54 a.m. The first-stage booster flew for the eighth time landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas.

June 10: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 12-24 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 9:05 a.m. The first-stage booster flew for the 12th time with a recovery landing on the droneship Just Read the Instructions. Read more.

June 13: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 12-26 mission with 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 11:29 a.m.  The first-stage booster made its 21st launch with a recovery landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. This was the 50th orbital launch of the year from the Space Coast. Read more.

June 18: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 10-18 mission with 28 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 1:55 a.m. The mission included the 9,000th Starlink flown since the first operational mission in 2019. The first-stage booster flew for the fifth time landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions.

June 23 (Delayed from June 16): United Launch Alliance Atlas V on the Kuiper 2 mission with 27 satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41. at 6:54 a.m. Launch was ULA’s 2nd of the year following the April 28 launch of Kuiper 1 to put 27 satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper into space, the first of dozens of launches lined up to help build out a constellation of more than 3,200 satellites by 2028 and compete with SpaceX’s Starlink service. Read more.

June 23: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 10-23 mission with 27 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 targeting the opening of window from 1:58 a.m. The first-stage flew for the 25th time with a landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. Read more.

June 25 (delayed from June 10, 11): SpaceX Falcon 9 with unnamed Crew Dragon on Axiom Space Ax-4 mission to the International Space Station from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A at 2:31 a.m. The crew assigned to Ax-4 includes Commander Peggy Whitson, Mission Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla of India, Mission Specialist Sławosz Uznański of ESA/Poland, and Mission Specialist Tibor Kapu of Hungary. This would be Whitson’s second trip on an Axiom mission to the ISS, and part of NASA’s requirement that former NASA astronaut command commercial mission visits to the ISS. The commercial flight brings four crew for a short stay on the ISS. This mission is targeting a 14-day stay, and will fly up the fifth SpaceX Crew Dragon, which was named Grace once on orbit. This was the second flight of the first-stage booster, which made a recovery landing back at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Landing Zone 1. Read more.

June 25: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 10-16 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 3:54 p.m. carrying 27 more Starlink satellites to orbit. The first-stage booster flew for the 20th time landing on the droneship Just Read the Instructions. This was the 55th launch of the year.

June 28: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 10-34 mission with 27 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 12:26 a.m. The first-stage booster flew for the fifth time and made a recovery landing on the droneship A Shortffall of Gravitas. The launch set a pad turnaround record for SpaceX, coming two days, eight hours, 31 minutes after the Starlink 10-16 launch on June 25.

July 1: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the MTGS1 mission with the second of EUMETSAT’s third generation of weather satellites from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A at 5:04 p.m. The first-stage booster flew for its ninth flight with a recovery landing on the droneship Just Read the Instructions. MTG-S1 will sample the atmosphere at hyperspectral resolution. Its core instrument, the Infrared Sounder, collects temperature profiles and humidity profiles. The satellite also hosts the European Union’s Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission, which aims to monitor key air quality trace gases and aerosols over Europe in support of the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) at high spatial resolution and with a fast revisit time. The mission is part of the European Earth Observation Program “Copernicus” which is run by the European Union together with the European Space Agency (ESA) in cooperation with the European Environment Agency (EEA). Read more.

July 2: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 10-25 mission with 27 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 2:28 a.m. This marked the 500th launch of a Falcon 9 rocket and the fleet-leading 29th launch of the first-stage booster that landed on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. Read more.

July 8: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 10-28 mission with 28 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 4:21 a.m. The first-stage booster flew for the 22nd time making a landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas.

July 13: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Commercial GTO 1 mission with an Israeli communications satellite called Dror 1 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 1:04 a.m. The first-stage booster flew for the 13th time and made a recovery landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions. It marked the 500th successful Falcon 9 launch, with only two failures from 502 missions flown since 2010. Those were in 2015 and 2024. This was the 60th launch on the Space Coast in 2025. Read more.

July 16: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the KF-01 mission to bring up 24 more satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 during at 2:30 a.m. This was the third launch of operational satellites for Amazon’s broadband internet constellation, which is seeking to become a competitor to SpaceX’s Starlink service. The previous two launches were on ULA Atlas V rockets with 27 satellites each. This was the first launch of the booster for this mission, which made a recovery landing downrange in the Atlantic on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. Read more.

July 22 (Delayed from July 21): SpaceX Falcon 9 on the mPOWER-D mission with two more communication satellites for Luxembourg-based SES from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 5:12 p.m. The July 21 attempt aborted with just under 15 seconds on the clock ahead of a 5:27 p.m. liftoff attempt. These are the ninth and 10th O3b mPOWER satellites built by Boeing Space for the company. The are headed to medium-Earth orbit at about 5,000 miles altitude. This was the sixth flight of the first-stage booster, which made a recovery landing downrange in the Atlantic on the droneship Just Read the Instructions. Read more.

July 26: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 10-26 mission with 28 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 5:01 a.m. This was the 22nd flight of the first-stage booster, which made recovery landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas stationed in the Atlantic.

July 30: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 10-29 mission with 27 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 11:37 p.m. This was the 26th flight of the first-stage booster, which made a recovery landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic.

Aug. 1 (Delayed from July 31): SpaceX Crew-11 mission on SpaceX Falcon 9 from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A at 11:43 a.m. Crew is NASA astronauts Commander Zena Cardman and Pilot Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Mission Specialist Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Mission Specialist Oleg Platonov. This is the first spaceflight for Cardman and Platonov, the fourth trip for Fincke, and the second for Yui, to the orbiting laboratory. The first-stage booster made its third flight having previously flown on a Starlink mission and the Ax-4 mission It made SpaceX’s final landing at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Landing Zone 1 (although SpaceX may still use LZ-2 before new landing sites are created at its SLC-40 and LC-39A sites). This is a record sixth flight for Crew Dragon Endeavour, which made SpaceX’s debut human spaceflight in May 2020 on the Demo-2 mission. This was the 65th launch of 2025. Read more.

Aug. 4: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 10-30 mission with 28 satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 during launch window at 3:57 a.m. The first-stage booster made its 21st flight with a recovery landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions. It was the 450th reuse of a first-stage booster.

Aug. 11 (Delayed from Aug. 7, 8, 9, 10): SpaceX Falcon 9 on the KF-02 mission to send up next batch of Amazon Project Kuiper satellites, the second of three contracted missions for SpaceX with its Starlink competitor, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 8:35 a.m. This was the first flight of the first-stage booster, which made a recovery landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas stationed in the Atlantic. Scrubbed initially for rocket checkouts. Aug. 9 attempt scrubbed because of weather at the launch site. Aug. 10 attempt scrubbed for weather at booster recovery site. This was the 50th CCSFS orbital launch of the year. Read more.

Aug. 14: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 10-20 mission with 28 satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 8:29 a.m. The first-stage booster made its 10th flight and made a recovery landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions.

Aug. 12 (Delayed from 2024): United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur on USSF-106, the rocket’s first Department of Defense mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 at 8:56 p.m. Payload is two satellites, including the Navigation Technology Satellite-3 headed to geostationary orbit. Built by L3Harris, it’s funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory and potential replacement technology for GPS. USSF-106 is the 2nd of two NSSF Phase 2 contracts awarded to ULA in 2020 originally targeting a launch by the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022 (FY22). The first, USSF-51, launched in summer 2024, originally slated to be on Vulcan, but moved to Atlas V, and originally to have been launched  by the second quarter of FY22. Combined, the two mission task orders had an original contract value of $337 million. Read more.

Aug. 21: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the USSF-36 mission with the Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehcile (OTV-8) spacecraft on its eighth mission to space from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A at 11:50 p.m. The X-37B program, which first launched in April 2010, has accrued 4,208 days in operation. The first-stage booster flew for the sixth time and made a recovery landing at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Landing Zone 2. This was the 70th launch of the year. Read more.

Aug. 24: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the CRS-33 resupply mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 2:45 a.m. The first-stage booster flew for its seventh time with a recovery landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. This is the third flight of the cargo Dragon that will be outfitted with reboost capacity for the International Space Station for the first time. Read more.

Aug. 27: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 10-56 mission with 28 satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 during launch window at 7:10 a.m. The first-stage booster made its 2nd flight with a recovery landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions.

Aug. 28: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 10-11 mission with 28 satellites from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A at 1:12 a.m. The first-stage booster made its fleet-leading 30th flight with a recovery landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas.

Aug. 31: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 10-14 mission with 28 satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 7:49 a.m. The first-stage booster made its 23rd flight with a recovery landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions. It was SpaceX’s 70th launch of the year from the Space Coast. Read more.

Sept. 3: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 10-22 mission with 28 satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 7:56 a.m. The first-stage booster made its 14th flight with a recovery landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas.This was the 75th launch of the year

Sept. 5: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 10-57 mission with 28 satellites from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A at 8:32 a.m. The first-stage booster made its 27th flight with a recovery landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions. It marked the 500th recovery of a Falcon booster. .

Sept. 11 (Delayed from Sept. 8, 9, 10): SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Nusantara Lima mission headed to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 9:56 p.m. The first-stage booster made its 23rd flight with a planned recovery landing downrange in the Atlantic on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. Read more.

Sept. 14: Northrop Grumman Cygnus on NG-23 resupply mission to the ISS on SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 6:11 p.m. This was the fourth flight of the first-stage booster, making a recovery landing at Canaveral’s Landing Zone 2. Read more.

Sept. 18: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 10-61 mission carrying 28 satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 5:30 a.m. The first-stage booster made its seventh flight with a recovery landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions stationed in the Atlantic. This was the 75th launch from SpaceX on the Space Coast for the year and 60th from CCSFS from all providers.

Sept. 21: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 10-27 mission carrying 28 satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 6:53 a.m. The first-stage booster made its 11th flight with a recovery landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas stationed in the Atlantic. This was the 80th launch of the year on the Space Coast and 20th of the year from KSC. Read more.

Sept. 24: SpaceX Falcon 9 from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A at 7:30 a.m. with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Follow On–Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) Observatory and two NASA observatories: the IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) and Carruthers Geocorona Observatory spacecraft.  The first-stage booster made its second flight to space with a recovery landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions stationed in the Atlantic.  Read more.

Sept. 25: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 10-15 mission carrying 28 satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 4:39 a.m. The first-stage booster made its 22nd flight with a recovery landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas stationed in the Atlantic. Read more.

Sept. 25: United Launch Alliance Atlas V on the Kuiper 3 mission with 27 more satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 at 8:09 a.m. Read more.

Oct. 7: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 10-59 mission carrying 28 satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 2:46 a.m. The first-stage booster made its eighth flight and recovery landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas stationed in the Atlantic. Read more.

Oct. 13 (Delayed from Oct. 9): SpaceX Falcon 9 on the KF-3 mission to launch 24 more satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper constellation lifting off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 9:58 p.m. This was the third of three contracted Project Kuiper flights Amazon has with SpaceX, and sixth overall flight to put operational satellites into orbit. The other three have been from ULA Atlas V launches this year. This batch would bring Amazon’s satellite total to 153 of the planned 3,236 total needed to be in orbit by July 2029 (Half of which are supposed to be in orbit by July 2026). The first-stage booster flew for second time with a recovery landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas stationed in the Atlantic. This was the 85th launch from the Space Coast in 2025. Read more.

Oct. 16: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 10-52 mission carrying 28 satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 5:27 a.m. The first-stage booster made its third flight with a recovery landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions stationed in the Atlantic. It marked the 500th successful landing of a Falcon 9 booster. This marked a record turnaround at SLC-40 coming two days, seven hours, 29 minutes since a launch on Oct. 13. Read more.

Oct. 19: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 10-17 mission carrying 28 satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 targeting at 1:39 p.m. The first-stage booster made its fleet-leading 31st flight with a recovery landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas stationed in the Atlantic. Read more.

Oct. 23: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the SpainSat NG II Mission flying a communications satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 9:30 p.m. This was the 22nd flight for the first-stage booster, but had no recovery because of extra power needed to get the payload to its destination. Read more.

Oct. 26: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 10-21 mission carrying 29 satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 11 a.m. The first-stage booster made its 24th flight with recovery landing downrange on droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas stationed in the Atlantic. Read more.

Oct. 29: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 10-37 mission carrying 29 satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 12:36 p.m. The first-stage booster flew for the 15th time with a recovery landing on the droneship Just Read the Instructions stationed in the Atlantic. This was the 90th Space Coast launch of the year, with all but five coming from SpaceX. Read more.

Nov. 2: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Bandwagon-4 mission at 1:09 a.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40. Carrying 18 payloads for KOREA ADD, Exolaunch, Fergani, Tomorrow Companies Inc., Starcloud, and Vast. This was the third flight for the first stage booster with a land recovery at Canaveral’s Landing Zone 2. Read more.

Nov. 5: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-81 mission carrying 29 satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 8:30 p.m. This was the fifth flight of the first stage booster that made a recovery landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions stationed in the Atlantic. Read more.

Nov. 9 (Delayed from Nov. 8): SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 10-51 mission carrying 29 satellites from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39-A at 3:10 a.m. This was the 28th flight of the first stage booster with a recovery landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas stationed in the Atlantic. The Saturday launch attempt scrubbed under a minute before liftoff because of bad weather in the booster recovery area. This was the 93rd launch of the year, tying the record on the Space Coast. It’s also the 21st launch from KSC. Read more.

Nov. 10: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-87 mission carrying 29 satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 10:21 p.m. This was the third flight of the first stage booster that made a recovery landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions stationed in the Atlantic. This marked a record 94th orbital launch for 2025. Read more.

Nov. 13: (Delayed from Oct. 13, 2024, Nov. 9, 12 2025): Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket of the twin spacecraft for ESCAPADE, which stands for Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, for NASA and the University of California Berkeley’s Space Science Laboratory. Launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Launch Complex 36 at 3:55 p.m. The first-stage booster named “Never Tell Me The Odds” made a successful landing downrange in the Atlantic on recovery vessel Jacklyn. Read more.

Nov. 13: (delayed from Nov. 5,6): ULA Atlas V on the ViaSat-3 F2 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 at 10:04 p.m. After this launch, all remaining Atlas V rockets are set aside for Amazon’s Project Kuiper (5) or Boeing’s Starliner (6). Read more.

Nov. 14: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-89 mission carrying 29 satellites from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39-A. at 10:08 p.m. This was the eighth flight of the first stage booster, which made a recovery landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas stationed in the Atlantic. Read more.

Nov. 15: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-85 mission carrying 29 satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 1:44 a.m.  This was the third flight of the first stage booster, which made a recovery landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions stationed in the Atlantic. Read more.

Nov. 18: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-94 mission carrying 28 satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 7:12 p.m. This was the 12th flight of the first stage booster, which made a recovery landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas stationed in the Atlantic. This was the 99th orbital launch from the Space Coast in 2025.

LAUNCHED IN 2024

Jan. 3: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Ovzon 3 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 6:04 p.m. This was the first launch of 2024. The 3,968-pound Ovzon 3 satellite is the first privately funded and developed Swedish geostationary satellite ever to be launched, headed for a geostationary transfer orbit where it will then propel itself to its geostationary orbit over 3-4 months at 59.7 degrees east at 22,236 miles altitude. The first-stage booster flew for the 10th time with a recovery landing at Canaveral’s Landing Zone 1. Read more.

Jan. 7: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-35 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 5:35 p.m. The first-stage booster made its 16th flight having previously flown on two crewed and two cargo missions to the International Space Station among others. It managed its recovery landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. Read more.

Jan. 8 (Delayed from May 4, Dec. 24-26): First-ever launch of United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur on Certification-1 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 at 2:18 a.m. Primary payload was commercial company Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander headed to the moon. Also flying will be another human remains payload for Celestis Inc., this time brining the ashes of more than 200 people to space including “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry and actor James Doohan who played “Scotty” on the TV series. Read more.

Jan. 14 (Delayed from Jan. 13): SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-37 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 with 23 Starlink satellites at 8:52 p.m. The first-stage booster flew its 12th mission and with a recovery landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas downrange in the Atlantic. This was the fourth launch from the Space Coast in 2024. Read more.

Jan. 18 (Delayed from Jan. 17): SpaceX Falcon 9 with a Crew Dragon Freedom for Axiom Space’s Axiom-3 mission launched at 4:49 p.m. from KSC’s Launch Pad 39-A. The crew includes one astronaut each from Italy, Turkey and Sweden while the mission is led by Axiom’s chief astronaut Michael López-Alegría who is making his sixth trip to space. The customers are Italian Air Force Col. Walter Villadei, who will act as pilot. In the two mission specialist roles are Alper Gezeravcı of Turkey and ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt of Sweden. All three have served in their respective nations’ air forces. The commercial flight brings four crew for a short stay on the ISS. This mission is targeting a 14-day stay with docking planned for Saturday at 5:15 a.m. The first-stage booster made a landing at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Landing Zone 1. Read more.

Jan. 28: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-38 mission with 23 Starlink satellites at 8:10 p.m. liftoff on a southerly trajectory from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39-A. The first-stage booster made its 18th flight, with past missions including the crewed flights of Inspiration4 and Ax-1, and had a recovery landing downrange in the Atlantic on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. Read more.

Jan. 30: SpaceX Falcon 9 with Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft on the NG-20 mission to resupply the International Space Station at12:07 p.m.. This was the first ISS launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40, which SpaceX has been redeveloping to support future crewed missions in addition to KSC’s Launch Pad 39-A. This was the first of at least three SpaceX flights of Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft as part of a deal after its 10-year run of launches atop Antares rockets ended with the Aug. 1 launch from Wallops Island, Virginia because of issues with Russian- and Ukrainian-made rocket engines and first stage parts that are being redeveloped with Firefly Aerospace for a future Antares rocket not expected until at least 2025. Following launch, the space station’s Canadarm2 will grapple Cygnus no earlier than Thursday, Feb. 1, and the spacecraft will attach to the Unity module’s Earth-facing port for cargo unloading by the Expedition 70 crew. The first-stage booster made its 10th flight and returned for a touchdown at Canaveral’s Landing Zone 1. Read more.

Feb. 8 (Delayed from Feb. 6, 7): NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol Cloud Ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 1:33 a.m. PACE will advance the assessment of ocean health by measuring the distribution of phytoplankton, tiny plants and algae that sustain the marine food web, as well as clouds and aerosols in the atmosphere. The first-stage booster flying for the fourth time made a recovery landing at Canaveral’s Landing Zone 1. Read more.

Feb. 14: A SpaceX Falcon 9 on the USSF-124 mission launching from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 5:30 p.m. Payloads included two satellites for the Missile Defense Agency to track hypersonic missiles and four more satellites for the Tranche 0 constellation for the Space Development Agency. The first-stage booster flew for the seventh time with a recovery landing at Canaveral’s Landing Zone 2. Read more.

Feb. 15 (Delayed from Nov. 14, Jan. 12, Feb. 14): SpaceX Falcon 9 for the Intuitive Machines IM-1 mission with the company’s Nova-C lunar lander Odysseus from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39-A at 1:05 a.m. This could end up being the first NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) mission to land on the moon after the failure of Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander. The IM-1 has a suite of six NASA payloads as part of a CLPS delivery and another six privately organized payloads. Landing would take place Feb. 22.Read more.

Feb. 20: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Merah Putih 2 mission, a communications satellite for Telkom Indonesia, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Space Launch Complex 40 at 3:11 p.m. into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. This was the 11th launch from the Space Coast in 2023 and 300th successful Falcon 9 launch since its debut in 2010, having only had one mid-launch failure in 2015. This was the 17th launch of the first stage booster, and it made a recovery landing downrange on the Just Read the Instructions droneship in the Atlantic Ocean. Read more.

Feb. 25 (delayed from Feb. 24): SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-39 mission sending up 24 Starlink satellites launching from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 5:06 p.m. This was the 12th launch from the Space Coast in 2024. The first-stage booster for the mission flew for the 13th time and made a recovery landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas downrange in the Atlantic. Read more.

Feb. 29: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-40 mission with 23 Starlink satellites launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 10:30 a.m. This was the 13th launch from the Space Coast in 2024. The first-stage booster for the mission flew for the 11h time and made recovery landing on the droneship Just Read the Instructions downrange in the Atlantic. Read more.

March 3 (delayed from Feb. 22, 28, March 1, 2): SpaceX Crew-8 on Falcon 9 from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39-A  at 10:53 p.m. Bad weather on the ascent corridor took the first three launch options on March 1 and 2 off the table. It’s the eighth SpaceX operational mission under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Its four crew members are NASA astronauts Commander Matthew Dominick, Pilot Michael Barratt, Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps and Roscosmos cosmonaut Mission Specialist Alexander Grebenkin. They flew up in the Crew Dragon Endeavour making its fifth trip to space. The first-stage booster made its first flight. The mission had originally been targeting Feb. 22, but that was the target day for the Intuitive Machines attempt to land on the moon, and NASA chose to move the launch to “deconflict” NASA support operations that day. Read more.

March 4: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-41 mission sending up 23 more Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 6:56 p.m. The first stage booster flew for the 13th time and made a recovery landing on the droneship  A Shortfall of Gravitas. Read more.

March 10: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-43 mission sent up 23 more Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 7:05 p.m. The first-stage booster flew for the 11th time with a recovery landing on the droneship Just Read the Instructions downrange in the Atlantic. This was the 16th launch from the Space Coast in 2024. Read more.

March 15 (Delayed from March 13, 14): SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-44 mission sending up 23 more Starlink satellites from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39-A at 8:21 p.m. after scrubbing launches on both Wednesday and Thursday with about 2 minutes on the countdown clock. The booster flew for a record-tying 19th time and made a recovery landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. Read more.

March 21: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the CRS-30 resupply mission with a Cargo Dragon to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 4:54 p.m. This was the first Dragon launch from SLC-40 since the addition of a crew access arm to support Dragon launches from more than one Space Coast pad and augment normal launches from KSC’s Launch Pad 39-A. The first-stage booster made a recovery landing at Canaveral’s Landing Zone 1. Read more.

March 23 (delayed from March 22): SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-42 mission sending up 23 more Starlink satellites from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39-A at 11:09 p.m. The first-stage booster flew for 19th time.

March 25: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-46 mission sending up 23 more Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 7:42 p.m. The first-stage booster flew for the eighth time and landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship.

March 30: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Eutelsat-36X mission from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39-A at 5:52 p.m. The first-stage booster flew for the 12th time with a landing on the Just Read the Instructions droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. This was 20th SpaceX launch from the Space Coast in 2024 and 21st among all companies. Read more.

March 30: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-45 mission carrying 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 9:30 p.m. The first-stage booster flew for the 18th time with a landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean. Read more.

April 5: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-47 mission with 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 5:12 a.m. The first-stage booster flew for the 14th time landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas downrange in the Atlantic. It was the 275th recovery of a Falcon 9 booster for SpaceX. Read more.

April 7: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the the Bandwagon-1 mission from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A at 7:16 p.m, The first-stage booster flew for the 14th time and made a recovery landing at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Landing Zone 1. The 11 satellites on board are flying to a mid-inclination orbit. This is the first of a new type of rideshare program flying to that orbit that augments SpaceX’s Transporter program that flies to SSO. Read more.

April 9 (Delayed from March 28): United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy on the NROL-70 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 37 at 12:53 p.m. This was the final Delta IV Heavy rocket launch ever, and last of any Delta rocket, which has been flying for more than 60 years. The Space Force has one more launch on a ULA Atlas V rocket before future missions transition to ULA’s new Vulcan Centaur. Read more.

April 10: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-48 mission carrying 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 1:40 a.m. The first-stage booster made its second flight with a recovery landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions.

April 12: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-49 mission carrying 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 9:40 p.m. The launch set a turnaround record for launches from SLC-40 at two days and 20 hours since the Aug. 10 launch. The previous record was Aug. 3-6, 2023 at three days, 21 hours, 41 minutes. The first-stage booster also flew for a record 20th time making a recovery landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. Read more.

April 17: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-51 mission with 23 Starlink satellites launched from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39-A at 5:26 p.m. The first-stage booster made its 12th flight and landed downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions. Read more.

April 18: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-52 mission carrying 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 6:40 p.m. The first-stage booster flew for the seventh time and made a recovery landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. Read more.

April 23 (Delayed from April 22): SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-53 mission carrying 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 6:17 p.m. This was the 30th Space Coast launch of the year, with all but two coming from SpaceX. It also marked the 300th successful recovery of a first-stage booster among Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets. Of note, the launch came 16 minutes ahead of a Rocket Lab launch from New Zealand. Read more.

April 27: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Galileo L12 mission carrying satellites for the European Commission from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A at 8:34 p.m. The first-stage booster flew for a record-tieng 20th time, but was expended getting the payload to medium-Earth orbit. Read more.

April 28: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-54 mission carrying 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 6:08 p.m. The first-stage booster flew for the 13th time with a recovery landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic. Read more.

May 2: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-55 mission carrying 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 10:37 p.m. This was the 19th flight of the first-stage booster, which launched both Crew 3 and Crew 4 human spaceflight missions. It’s recovery landing was on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic.

May 6: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-57 mission carrying 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 at 2:14 p.m. The first-stage booster for the flight made its 15th trip to space with a recovery landing downrange in the Atlantic Ocean on SpaceX’s droneship Just Read the Instructions.  Read more.

May 8 (Delayed from May 7): SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-56 mission carrying 23 Starlink satellites from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A at 2:42 p.m. The first-stage booster flew for the third time having launched Crew-8 and a Starlink mission. It made a recovery landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic. Read more.

May 12: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-58 mission carrying 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 8:53 p.m. The first-stage booster flew for the 15th time with a recovery landing downrange in the Atlantic on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. Read more.

May 17: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-59 mission carrying 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral SLC-40 at 8:32 p.m. This marked the 21st flight for the first-stage booster, the most in the booster fleet, having previously flown on human spaceflight missions Inspiration4 and Axiom Space’s Ax-1 among others. It made another recovery landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Read more.

May 22: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-62 mission carrying 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral SLC-40 at 10:35 p.m. This was the eighth flight of the first-stage booster, which made a recovery landing downrange in the Atlantic on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas.

May 23: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-63 mission carrying 23 Starlink satellites from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39-A at 10:45 p.m. This was the 13th flight of the first-stage booster, which made a recovery landing downrange in the Atlantic on the droneship Just Read the Instructions.

May 28 (Delayed from May 27): SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-60 mission carrying 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral SLC-40 at 10:24 a.m. The first-stage booster flew for the 10th time and made a recovery landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic. Read more.

May 31: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-64 mission carrying 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral SLC-40 at 10:37 p.m. The booster flew for the 14th time making a landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas, a record turnaround for droneship recovery coming less than 84 hours since the previous recovery landing on May 28. Read more.

June 4: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink g8-5 mission carrying 20 Starlink satellites including 13 with direct-to-cell capabilities from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 10:16 p.m.  This was the 20th flight of the first-stage booster that made a recovery landing on the droneship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean. Read more.

June 5 (Delayed from June 1, May 6, 17, 21, 25 2024; July 21, 2023; April 22, 2024): Boeing CST-100 Starliner atop United Launch Alliance Atlas V from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 at 10:52 a.m. on the Crew Flight Test (CFT) carrying NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams on an eight-day mission to the International Space Station followed by a parachute-and-airbag-assisted ground landing in the desert of the southwestern United States. The May 6 attempt was scrubbed two hours before liftoff because of valve on ULA’s upper Centaur stage that teams continue to investigate. Teams deemed the valve needed to be replaced and the rocket needed to be rolled back from the pad to Boeing’s Vertical Integration Facility. A helium leak in the Starliner capsule further delayed it from a planned May 17 target to May 21 and then May 25. A June 1 attempt scrubbed with less than 4 minutes on the countdown clock. Read more.

June 7: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 10-1 mission carrying 22 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 9:56 p.m. The first-stage booster flew for the 16th time landing on the droneship  A Shortfall of Gravitas. It also marked the 300th landing of a Falcon 9 booster.

June 20 (Delayed from June 18, 19): SpaceX Falcon 9 on SES 24 mission flying the ASTRA 1P communication satellite for Luxembourg-based communications company SES for TV markets in Germany, Spain and France from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 5:35 p.m. The first-stage booster flew for the ninth time making another recovery landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions, the 250th time SpaceX had used a droneship for a successful recovery. Read more.

June 23 (Delayed from June 12,13,14): SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 10-2 mission with 22 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 1:15 p.m. An abort at T-0 on June 14 forced SpaceX to delay its launch nine days and change out the first-stage booster. The new booster made its 11h flight with a landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas downrange in the Atlantic. Read more.

June 25: SpaceX Falcon Heavy on its 10th launch ever with payload of the GOES-U satellite for the NOAA from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A at 5:26 p.m. The two side boosters returned for a land landing at Landing Zones 1 and 2 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station while the center core stage fell into the ocean. Read more.

June 27: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 10-3 mission with Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 7:14 a.m. The booster for the flight made a record 22nd launch with a landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions. Read more.

July 3: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 8-9 mission carrying 20 Starlink satellites including 13 with direct-to-cell capabilities from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 4:55 a.m. This was the 16th flight of the first-stage booster, which was previously on the pad for the Starlink 10-3 mission, but was changed out after an issue when it hit T-0 during a launch attempt. It made a landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas stationed in the Atlantic. Read more.

July 8: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Turksat 6A mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 7:30 p.m. The first-stage booster flew for the 15th time and made a recovery landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions. Read more.

July 27: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 10-9 mission launching 23 Starlink satellites from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A at 1:45 a.m. The first-stage booster made its 17th flight with a recovery landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions stationed in the Atlantic. The launch was the first since a California Starlink launch that ended up with a second-stage failure that grounded the Falcon 9. Read more.

July 28: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 10-4 mission with 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 1:09 a.m. This was the 14th flight of its first-stage booster, which made a recovery landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. This marked the 300th successful reflight of a booster. Read more.

July 30: United Launch Alliance Atlas V on USSF-51 with classified payload from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 at 6:45 a.m. One of 16 remaining Atlas V rockets for ULA. Read more.

Aug. 2: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 10-6 mission with 23 Starlink satellites from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A at 1:01 a.m. The first-stage booster flew for the 12th time with a recovery landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. It was SpaceX’s 50th launch from the Space Coast for the year. Read more.

Aug. 4 (Delayed from Aug. 3): SpaceX Falcon 9 on the NG-21 resupply mission taking up the Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft with cargo to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Space Launch Complex 40 at 11:03 a.m, The first-stage booster flew for the 10th time and made a land recovery at Canaveral’s Landing Zone 1. This was the 2nd time SpaceX has flown the Cygnus spacecraft. Weather led to a scrub of the Aug. 3 attempt, but SpaceX was able to launch despite Tropical Storm Debby churning off Florida’s southwest coast. Read more.

Aug. 10 (Delayed from Aug. 9): SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 10-3 mission with 21 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 8:50 a.m. The first-stage booster flew for the 21st time, one of four boosters with more than 20 flights among the SpaceX fleet. It landed on the droneship Just Read the Instructions. Was scrubbed from Friday because of bad weather in the launch recovery zone in the Atlantic.  Read more.

Aug. 12 (Delayed from Aug. 10, 11): SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 10-7 mission with 23 Starlink satellites from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A at 6:37 a.m. The first-stage booster flew for the 17th time landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. Read more.

Aug. 15: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Maxar 2 mission flying two of Maxar Techologies’ WorldView Legion Earth-observation satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 lifting off at 9 a.m. The first-stage booster flew for the 16th time with a recovery at Canaveral’s Landing Zone 1. This was the 199th Falcon 9 launch from SLC-40. Read more.

Aug. 20: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink g10-5 mission carrying 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit, launching from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 9:20 a.m. This was the first flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Read more.

Aug. 28: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 8-6 mission carrying 21 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 targeting at 3:48 a.m. The first-stage booster flew for a record 23rd time, but did not make a successful landing. Its previous missions included the Inspiration4 and Axiom Space Ax-1 crewed launches. It tipped over during its recovery landing attempt downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. The FAA grounded Falcon 9 pending a SpaceX investigation. Read more.

Aug. 31: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 8-19 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 with 21 Starlink satellites at 3:43 a.m. Its first-stage booster made its 18th flight and stuck the landing without issue on the droneship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean. Read more.

Sept. 5 (Delayed from Sept. 4): SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 8-11 launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 11:33 a.m. The first-stage booster made its 15th flight with a landing on the droneship Just Read the Instructions. A Sept. 4 launch attempt was scrubbed because of poor weather conditions downrange for the booster recovery. Read more.

Sept. 10: (Delayed from Aug. 28, Aug. 27, July 31, summer 2023): Polaris Dawn mission on a SpaceX Falcon 9 topped with the Crew Dragon Resilience from KSC’s Launch Pad 39-A at 5:23 a.m. The private orbital mission will bring billionaire Jared Isaacman to space for a second time after 2021′s Inspiration4 mission. It’s the first of up to three planned Polaris missions, and will feature a tethered spacewalk. Also flying are Scott Poteet, given the title of mission pilot, specialist Sarah Gillis, and specialist and medical officer Anna Menon. Both Gillis and Menon are SpaceX employees. Read more.

Sept. 12: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the BlueBird mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 4:52 a.m. on a mission to place five BlueBird satellites for Midland, Texas-based AST SpcaeMobile. The satellites are part of a space-based cellular broadband network in low-Earth orbit to be accessible by everyday smartphones for both commercial and government use across the U.S. and in select global markets. Beta test users will be for AT&T and Verizon. The first-stage booster flew for the 13th time making a return landing at Canaveral’s Landing Zone 1. This was the 60th Space Coast launch of the year for SpaceX. Read more.

Sept. 17: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Galileo L-13 mission for the European Commission headed to medium-Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 6:50 p.m. The payload’s MEO orbital needs required a previous mission to expend its booster back in April, but SpaceX has adjusted design to recover this mission’s booster making its 22nd flight with a recovery landing downrange in the Atlantic on the droneship Just Read the Instructions. Read more.

Sept. 28: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Crew-9 mission flying aboard the Crew Dragon Freedom, flying for its fourth time, on the first human spaceflight from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 1:17 p.m.  Crew was only two to make room for Boeing Starliner CFT crew astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on the return flight next February. Commander is NASA astronaut Nick Hague, the first active Space Force member to launch to space on his third launch, and Roscomos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov making his first flight. Original crew members, NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, who was originally slated to be commander but would have been making her first spaceflight, and Stephanie Wilson, a veteran of three space shuttle flights, were pulled from the mission. This is Hague’s third launch, although his first was an aborted Soyuz mission. This is Gorbunov’s first spaceflight. They mission is slated to return with four in February 2025. Of note, this will also be the first human spaceflight from SLC-40 as KSC’s pad will be in preparation for the Europa Clipper launch in October. The first-stage booster made a recovery landing on land at Canaveral’s Landing Zone 1. Read more.

Oct. 4: United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur on the Cert-2 mission at 7:25 a.m. Originally supposed to fly Sierra Space Dream Chaser test flight, but payload switched to an inert mass simulator because of potential Dream Chaser delays beyond October launch date. Launch was from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41. Read more.

Oct. 7: SpaceX Falcon 9 to launch the Hera mission for the European Space Agency (ESA) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 10:52 a.m. Hera will visit the asteroid Didymos and its moon Dimorphos as part of the NASA/ESA Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment (AIDA) collaboration. The initial mission of the collaboration, the NASA Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) will have visited the asteroids earlier and impacted Dimorphos with sufficient momentum to effect a measurable change in its orbit. The first-stage booster flew for a record-tying 23rd time, but it did not attempt a landing as it was expended to get Hera into an interplanetary transfer orbit. Read more.

Oct. 14 (Delayed from Oct. 10): SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A at 12:06 p.m. on the Europa Clipper mission to travel 1.8 billion miles to investigate Jupiter’s moon Europa to determine whether there are places below Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, that could support life. The mission’s detailed investigation of Europa will help scientists better understand the astrobiological potential for habitable worlds beyond our planet. NASA and SpaceX stood down from Oct. 10 opportunity to allow for Hurricane Milton to pass. The first-stage boosters made their 6th and final flights with no recovery. Read more.

Oct. 15: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 10-10 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 2:10 a.m. The booster flew for the 11th time and landed on A Shortfall of Gravitas. Read more.

Oct. 18: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 8-19 mission with 20 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 7:31 p.m. The first-stage booster flew for the 17th time landing on the droneship Just Read the Instructions. Read more.

Oct. 23 (Delayed from Oct. 22): SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 6-61 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 5:47 p.m. The first-stage booster flew for the 18th time landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. The mission marked the 72nd from all launch service providers on the Space Coast in 2024, tying the record set in 2023. Read more.

Oct. 26: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 10-8 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 5:47 p.m. The first-stage booster made its 19th launch with a recovery landing on the droneship Just Read the Instructions. It was the record-setting 73rd launch from the Space Coast for the year. Read more.

Oct. 30: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 10-13 mission with 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 5:10 p.m. The first-stage booster for the mission made its 14th launch with a recovery landing downrange in the Atlantic Ocean on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. This was a record 69th launch for SpaceX from the Space Coast for the year, although not a record for SLC-40, which had 55 launches in 2023, and only 51 so far in 2024.  Read more.

Nov. 4: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the CRS-31 mission flying up a Cargo Dragon with supplies to the International Space Station from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A at 9:29 p.m. The first-stage booster made its fifth flight (Flew Crew-8, Polaris Dawn, 2 Starlink missions) and with a recovery landing on land back at Canaveral’s Landing Zone 1. This is fifth flight of the Dragon spacecraft having flown CRS-21, CRS-23, CRS-25 and CRS-28. It has a 13-hour flight to the ISS with plans to dock Nov. 5 at 10:15 a.m. It’s carrying 6,000 pounds of food, supplies and equipment along with new experiments including the solar wind Coronal Diagnostic Experiment, Antarctic moss to observe cosmic radiation and microgravity on plants, a device to test cold welding of metals in microgravity, and an investigation that studies how space impacts different materials. Read more.

Nov. 7: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 6-77 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 3:17 p.m. The first-stage booster made its third flight with a recovery landing downrange in the Atlantic on the droneship Just Read the Instructions. Read more.

Nov. 11: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Koreasat-6A mission from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A at 12:22 p.m. This was the 23rd mission for the first-stage booster, which made a record recovery return to nearby Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Landing Zone 1. It became the first SpaceX booster to successfully make 23 landings, although two previous boosters launched 23 times. One of those blew up on its landing attempt while another was purposefully expended to get its payload to a higher orbital insertion. Read more.

Nov. 11 (delayed from Nov. 10): SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 6-69 mission with 24 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 4:28 p.m. The first-stage booster for this mission made its 12th flight and made a recovery landing downrange in the Atlantic on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. The launch came 4 hours and 6 minutes after the Koreasat-6A mission at neighboring KSC. Read more.

Nov. 14: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 6-68 mission with 24 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 8:21 a.m. The first-stage booster for the mission made its 18th flight with a recovery landing downrange in the Atlantic on the droneship Just Read the Instructions. Read more.

Nov. 17: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Optus-X mission to launch a geostationary communication satellite built by Northrop Grumman for the Australian company Optus from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A during window at 5:28 p.m. This was the 16th mission for the first-stage booster, which was used on Crew-5, CRS-28 and NG-20 among other missions, making another recovery landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean. Read more.

Nov. 18: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the GSAT-20 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 1:31 p.m. The first-stage booster for the mission flew for the 19th time and made a recovery landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic. Read more.

Nov. 21: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-66 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 11:07 a.m. The first-stage booster flew for the 20th time and made a recovery landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. Read more.

Nov. 25: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starliner 12-1 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 5:02 a.m. with 23 Starlink satellites including 12 with Direct to Cell capabilities. The first-stage booster made its 13th flight landing on the droneship Just Read the Instructions. The booster turnaround from its last flight set a record for SpaceX coming at 13 days 12 hours 44 minutes.

Nov. 26 (Delayed from Nov. 25): SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-76 mission from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A at 11:41 p.m. This was the 15th flight for the first stage booster with a recovery landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas.

Nov. 30: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-65 mission with 24 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 12 a.m. First-stage booster flew for the 6th time making a recovery landing on the droneship Just Read the Instructions.

Dec. 4: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-70 mission with 24 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 5:13 a.m. This was the record 24th launch of the first-stage booster, which made a recovery landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. Read more.

Dec. 5: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Sirius XM-9 mission from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A at 11:10 a.m. The first-stage booster flew for the 19th time landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions, which had its 100th booster landing. The mission was the 3rd in less than 30 hours for SpaceX among its 2 Florida and 1 California launch pads. Read more.

Dec. 8: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 12-5 mission with 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 12:12 a.m. The first-stage booster flew for the second time having been one of the two used on the GOES-U Falcon Heavy mission. It made a recovery landing downrange in the Atlantic on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas.

Dec. 12: Army and Navy hypersonic missile launch test from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 46. Read more.

Dec. 16 (Delayed from Dec. 13): SpaceX Falcon 9 on the RRT-1 mission of a GPS III satellite under a National Security Space Launch contract that switched from United Launch Alliance because of delays in Vulcan rocket certification. Launch occurred from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 7:52 p.m. This was the fourth launch of the first-stage booster that made a recovery landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. The mission was one of five awarded in 2023 to ULA under the NSSF Phase 2 task orders worth $566 million, but the individual value was not released by the DOD. SpaceX that year had been awarded three missions worth $280. With the switch, the five years’ worth of orders under NSSF Phase 2 have ULA with 25 missions ordered to SpaceX’s 23 missions, for what was originally targeted to be a 60% to 40% order ration in favor of ULA. Read more.

Dec. 17 (Delayed from Dec. 15): SpaceX Falcon 9 on the mPower-E Mission with two telecom satellites for Luxembourg-based SES from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A at 5:26 p.m. This was the first launch of the first-stage booster with a recovery landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic. It marked the 90th launch in 2024 from all providers on the Space Coast. Read more.

Dec. 23: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 12-2 mission from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A at 12:35 a.m. First-stage booster made its 14th flight landing on the drone ship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic.

Dec. 29 (Delayed from Dec. 20, 22): SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Astranis MicroGeo mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at midnight. The first-stage booster that had been tapped during the original attempts was discarded for a new booster. The new one flew for the 7th time, having also flown on the Crew-8, Polaris Dawn, CRS-31 and three Starlink missions. It made a recovery landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas stationed in the Atlantic. This was the 92nd launch of the year on the Space Coast. Read more.

Dec. 31 (Delayed from Dec. 30): SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 12-6 mission with 21 Starlink satellites including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A at 12:39 a.m. The first-stage booster flew for the 16th time having previously flown the Crew-6 mission among its 15 other flights. It made a recovery landing on the droneship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic. This was the 93rd and final launch of the year on the Space Coast. Read more.

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Jan. 3: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the Transporter-6 mission carrying 114 payloads for a variety of customers blasted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 9:56 a.m. Read more.

Jan. 9: A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off carrying 40 satellites for OneWeb at 11:50 p.m. Monday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40. Read more.

Jan. 15: The fifth-ever flight of SpaceX’s powerhouse Falcon Heavy rocket lifted off at 5:56 p.m. from KSC’s Launch Pad 39-A on a mission for the Space Force dubbed USSF-67. Read more.

Jan. 18: A SpaceX Falcon 9 on the GPS III Space Vehicle 06 mission for the Space Force rose through the pink, orange and blue horizon at 7:24 a.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40. Read more.

Jan. 26: SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink 5-2 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 launched at 4:32 a.m. sending up 56 Starlink satellites. Read more.

Feb. 2: Falcon 9 on Starlink 5-3 from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39-A at 2:43 a.m. 200th successful flight of Falcon 9 on mission to send up 53 Starlink satellites. Read more.

Feb. 6: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Amazonas-6 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 lifted off at 8:32 p.m. Payload is communications satellite for Hispasat known also as the Amazonas Nexus. Read more.

Feb. 12: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 5-4 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Space Launch Complex 40 launched 55 Starlink satellites at 12:10 a.m. This set a then-record turnaround between launches from the same pad for SpaceX coming just five days, three hours, and 38 minutes since the Feb. 6 launch. Read more.

Feb. 17: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Inmarsat’s I-6 F2 satellite launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Space Launch Complex 40 at 10:59 p.m. The second of six planned communication satellite launches, the first of which came in 2021 with the final coming by 2025. Read more.

Feb. 27: SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink 6-1 launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 6:13 p.m. carrying 21 of the second-generation Starlink satellites. Read more.

March 2: Crew-6 mission on a SpaceX Falcon 9 launching Crew Dragon Endeavour from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39-A at 12:34 a.m. A Feb. 27 attempt was scrubbed with less than three minutes before liftoff. Flying were NASA astronauts mission commander Stephen Bowen and pilot Woody Hoburg, United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan Alneyadi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, heading to the International Space Station for around a six-month stay. It’s the sixth SpaceX operational mission under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Read more.

March 9: A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off carrying 40 satellites for OneWeb launched at 2:13 p.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40. The first-stage booster flew for the 13th time landing at Canaveral’s Landing Zone 1. Read more.

March 14: After arrival of Crew-6 and departure of Crew-5 to make room for a cargo Dragon, SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a cargo Dragon spacecraft on CRS-27, the 27th resupply mission to the International Space Station from KSC’s Launch Complex 39-A at 8:30 p.m. Read more.

March 17: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the SES 18 and 19 mission, a pair of communication satellites set to launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40. Set a record for SpaceX mission turnaround with launch only four hours and 17 minutes after a Starlink launch from California. Read more.

March 22: Relativity Space Terran-1, a 3D-printed rocket awaiting company’s first-ever launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Launch Complex 16 at 11:25 p.m. While first stage successfully separated, the second stage engine did not get it into orbit. Read more.

March 24: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 5-5 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 11:43 a.m. carrying 56 Starlink satellites to orbit. The booster made its 10th flight. Read more.

March 29: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 5-10 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station launched at 4:01 p.m. The booster making its fourth flight landed on Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic. Read more.

April 7: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Intelsat 40e mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 12:30 a.m. Read more.

April 19: SpaceX Falcon 9 launch on Starlink 6-2 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 10:31 a.m. with 21 Starlink satellites. The first-stage booster made its eighth flight with a recovery on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean. Read more.

April 28: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the SES 03b mPOWER-B mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 6:12 p.m. Read more.

April 30: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch of ViaSat-3 Americas’ communications satellite from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39-A at 8:26 p.m. All three boosters were expended, so no sonic boom landings. Also flying were payloads for Astranis Space Technologies and Gravity Space headed for geostationary orbits. It’s the sixth-ever Falcon Heavy launch. The launch pad endured a lightning strike on April 27, but SpaceX said the rocket was healthy for the attempt. Read more.

May 4: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 5-6 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station with 56 Starlink satellites at 3:31 a.m. The first-stage booster making its eighth flight was recovered once again on the droneship called A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean. Read more.

May 14: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 5-9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 launnched at 1:03 a.m. Read more.

May 19: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 6-3 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 2:19 a.m. carrying 22 second-gen Starlink satellites. The first-stage booster made its fifth flight and landing on droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in Atlantic. Read more.

May 21: Axiom 2 mission with four private passengers launched to the International Space Station for an eight-day visit flying on a SpaceX Falcon 9 topped with Crew Dragon Freedom from KSC’s Launch Complex 39-A at 5:37 p.m.  The first-stage booster flew for the first time with a return to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Landing Zone 1. This is only the second crewed mission from the U.S. in 2023 following March’s Crew-6 mission. The second Axiom Space private mission to the International Space Station following 2022′s Axiom 1 mission. Axiom Space’s Director of Human Spaceflight and former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson is the mission commander with aviator John Shoffner as pilot and two mission specialist seats paid for by the Saudi Space Commission, Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni. Read more.

May 27: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the ArabSat BADR-8 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 12:30 a.m. The first-stage booster made its 14th flight with a landing on the droneship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic. Read more.

June 4: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 6-4 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 with 22 second-generation Starlink satellites at 8:20 a.m. The first-stage booster made its third flight and was able to land down range on droneship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean. The launch came 13 years to the day since the first Falcon 9 launch in 2010. It was the 229th attempt of a Falcon 9 launch with 228 of the 229 successful. Read more.

June 5 (Delayed from June 3, 4): SpaceX Falcon 9 on CRS-28 launched a cargo Dragon spacecraft, the 28th resupply mission to the International Space Station from KSC’s Launch Complex 39-A at at 11:47 a.m. The first-stage booster made its fifth flight and SpaceX recovered it downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic. This is the fourth flight of the crew Dragon, which will be bring up nearly 7,000 pounds of supplies, dock to the station 41 hours after launch and remain on the station for three weeks. Read more.

June 12: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 5-11 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 with 53 of the company’s internet satellites at 3:10 a.m.  The first stage booster flew for the ninth time with a recovery landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean. Read more.

June 18: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the PSN MSF mission to launch the Satria communications satellite for the Indonesian government and PSN, an Indonesian satellite operator. This satellite will provide broadband internet and communications capability for public use facilities in Indonesia’s rural regions. Liftoff was at 6:21 p.m. with the first-stage booster making its 12th flight and once again landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic. Read more.

June 22: United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy on NROL-68 for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command and the National Reconnaissance Office from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 37B lifted off at 5:18 a.m. This was the second-to-last Delta IV Heavy launch with the final one expected in 2024. Read more.

June 23: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 5-12 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 carrying 56 Starlink satellites at 11:35 a.m. The first-stage booster flew for the ninth time and landed on a droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic. Read more.

July 1: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the ESA Euclid space telescope mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 11:12 a.m. The European Space Agency telescope is designed to make a 3D map of the universe by looking at billions of galaxies up to 10 billion light years away across one third of the sky. Read more.

July 9: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-5 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 11:58 p.m. The booster made a record 16th flight and was recovered again downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions. Read more.

July 15: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 5-15 mission with 54 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 11:50 p.m. (early Friday scrubbed 40 seconds before launch, and early Saturday option passed over) Booster made a record-tying 16th fligh landing on droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic. Read more.

July 23: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 6-6 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 8:50 p.m. carrying 22 of its v2 mini Starlink satellites. The booster flew for the sixth time and made a recovery landing on the droneship Just Read the Instructions. Read more.

July 28: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 6-7 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 12:01 a.m. with 22 Starlink satellites. Booster flew for the 15th time including crewed launches Inspiration4 and Ax-1, and made recovery landing on droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic. The launch set a record for turnaround time for the company from a single launch pad coming four days, three hours, and 11 minutes since the July 23 launch. The previous record was set from Feb. 6-12 at five days, three hours, and 38 minutes. Read more.

July 28: SpaceX Falcon Heavy from KSC’s Launch Complex 39-A that launched a telecom satellite for Hughes Network Systems called the Jupiter 3 EchoStar XXIV at 11:04 p.m. The two side boosters were recovered at Landing Zone 1 and Landing Zone 2 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This was the third Falcon Heavy launch of 2023 and seventh overall. Read more.

Aug. 3: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Intelsat G-37 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 1 a.m. The first-stage booster made its sixth flight with a recovery landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions. Read more.

Aug. 6: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-8 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 10:41 p.m. with 22 Starlink V2 minis. The first-stage booster made its fourth flight with another recovery landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas downrange in the Atlantic. The turnaround time between the Aug. 3 Intelsat G-37 mission and this mission broke SpaceX’s previous record for time between launches from a single launch pad. Previous record was from July 24-28 with a turnaround of four days, three hours, and 11 minutes. This one came in at three days, 21 hours, 41 minutes. Read more.

Aug. 11: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-9 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 1:17 a.m. Payload is 22 of the V2 mini Starlink satellites. First-stage booster flew for the ninth time with a recovery landing on the droneship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic. Read more.

Aug. 16: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-10 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 with 22 of the V2 mini Starlink satellites. The first-stage booster made its 13th flight and SpaceX was able to recover it again on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas downrange in the Atlantic. Read more.

Aug. 26: SpaceX Crew-7 mission on a Falcon 9 launching the Crew Dragon Endurance from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39-A lifted off at 3:27 a.m. liftoff. It’s the seventh SpaceX operational mission under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Flying are NASA astronaut and mission commander Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA astronaut and pilot Andreas Mogensen, mission specialist JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and mission specialist Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov. This will be Endurance’s third spaceflight after having been used on the Crew-3 and Crew-5 missions. The launch will use a new first-stage booster. The crew will arrive at 8:50 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 27. with hatch opening about two hours later. It will stay docked about 190 days. Read more.

Aug. 26: SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink 6-11 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 9:05 p.m. with 22 Starlink satellites. The first stage flew for the third time and landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.

Aug. 31: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 6-13 mission carrying 22 of the v2 Starlink minis from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 10:21 p.m. It was SpaceX’s ninth launch of the calendar month matching the record nine launches it had in May. It was the company’s 60th orbital launch of the year. The first-stage booster flew for the seventh time and made a recovery landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic. Read more.

Sept. 3: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 6-12 mission carrying 21 of the v2 Starlink minis from Kennedy Space Center’s Space Launch Complex 39-A at 10:47 p.m. It marked the 62nd SpaceX orbital launch in 2023 besting the 61 launches the company performed in 2022. The first-stage booster on the flight made its 10th launch and was able to make its recovery landing on the droneship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean. Read more.

Sept. 8: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 6-14 mission carrying 22 of its Starlink satellites, flying from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 took off at 11:12 p.m. The first-stage booster made its seventh flight with a recovery landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas downrange in the Atlantic. Read more.

Sept. 10 (delayed from Aug. 29): United Launch Alliance Atlas V on the SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 for the National Reconnaissance Office and Space Force from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 at 8:47 a.m.. Delayed because of Tropical Storm Idalia. This was the second ULA launch of 2023. SILENTBARKER’s classified mission is to improve space domain awareness to support national security and provide intelligence data to U.S. senior policy makers, the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense. It will provide the capability to search, detect and track objects from space-based sensors for timely custody and event detection. Read more.

Sept. 15: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 6-16 mission, carrying 22 of its Starlink satellites, flying from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 launching at 11:38 p.m. The first-stage booster for the mission made its fifth flight with a landing on the droneship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic. It marked SpaceX’s 65th orbital launch of the year including missions from Canaveral, KSC and California. Read more.

Sept. 19: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 6-17 mission, carrying 22 of its Starlink satellites, flying from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 launching at 11:38 p.m. This was a record reuse flight for the first-stage booster flying for a 17th time with a recovery landing on the droneship A Short Fall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean. Read more.

Sept.23: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 6-18 mission, carrying 22 of its Starlink satellites, flying from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 11:38 p.m. The first-stage booster made a record-tying 17th flight with a recovery landing down range on droneship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean. Read more.

Sept.29: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 6-19 mission, carrying 22 of its Starlink satellites, flying from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 10 p.m. The booster on this flight made its 10th launch having flown on CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, OneWeb 1, SES-18 and SES-19 and five Starlink missions. It made a recovery landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean. This was SpaceX’s 69th launch of the year, its 49th from the Space Coast, 39th from Cape Canaveral and the other 10 from KSC. With only three non-SpaceX flights this year, it was the Space Coast’s 52nd overall. Read more.

Oct. 5: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 6-21 mission with 22 of its Starlink satellites launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 1:36 a.m.  The booster made its eighth flight with a recovery landing on the droneship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean. This was SpaceX’s 70th launch of the year, its 50th from the Space Coast, 40th from Cape Canaveral. With only three non-SpaceX flights this year, it is the Space Coast’s 53rd overall. Read more.

Oct. 6: United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 at 2:06 p.m. Payload was Amazon’s two test Project Kuiper satellites that were set to fly on ULA’s first Vulcan Centaur rocket, but switched to one of the nine Atlas rockets Amazon had previously purchased from ULA as Vulcan had been delayed to no earlier than the fourth quarter of 2023. Read more.

Oct. 13 (Delayed from Oct. 12): A SpaceX Falcon Heavy launched NASA’s Psyche probe into space launch from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39-A at 10:19 a.m. The probe was delayed from 2022, and headed for the asteroid Psyche, using a Mars-gravity assist and not arriving until August 2029. Psyche is a nickel-iron core asteroid that orbits the sun beyond Mars anywhere from 235 million to 309 million miles away. The two side boosters returned for a land landing at Landing Zone 1 and Landing Zone 2 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Read more.

Oct. 13 (Delayed from Oct. 8): SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 6-22 mission with 22 of its Starlink satellites launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 7:01 p.m. The first-stage booster for the mission is making its 14th flight, and made another recovery landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas down range in the Atlantic. The launch came 8 hours and 42 minutes after the Falcon Heavy launch from nearby KSC earlier in the day. Read more.

Oct. 17: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 6-23 mission with 22 of its Starlink satellites launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 8:36 p.m. This is the first-stage booster made its 16th flight with a recovery landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic. This marked the Space Coasts’ 57th launch of the year, which matched the total it had in 2022. Read more.

Oct. 21: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-24 mission with 23 of its Starlink satellites launching from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 10:17 p.m. The first-stage booster made its fourth flight with a recovery landing downrange in the Atlantic on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. This became the record 58th launch from the Space Coast for the year. Read more.

Oct. 29: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-25 mission with 23 of its Starlink satellites launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 7:20 p.m. This was the 59th launch from the Space Coast for the year. The first-stage booster flew for the eighth time and made a  recovery landing on the droneship Just Read the Instructions stationed down range in the Atlantic. Read more.

Nov. 3: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-26 mission with 23 of its Starlink satellites launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 8:37 p.m. This was the 60th launch from the Space Coast for the year. The first-stage booster flew for a record 18th time and made a  recovery landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas stationed down range in the Atlantic. Read more.

Nov. 8: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-27 mission with 23 of its Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 targeting 12:05 a.m. The first-stage booster made its 11th flight with a landing on the droneship Just Read the Instructions downrange in the Atlantic. This was the 61st launch from the Space Coast for the year. Read more.

Nov. 9: SpaceX Falcon 9 with cargo Dragon on the CRS-29 mission to carry supplies to the International Space Station from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-B at 8:28 p.m. It’s the 29th resupply mission for SpaceX with its cargo Dragon filled with 6,500 pounds of supplies for the Expedition 70 crew with an expected arrival to the ISS about 5:20 a.m. Saturday. It includes NASA’s Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) science experiment to measure atmospheric gravity waves and how it could affect Earth’s climate and the Integrated Laser Communications Relay Demonstration Low-Earth-Orbit User Modem and Amplifier Terminal (ILLUMA-T), a technology demonstration for laser communications among the ISS, an orbiting relay satellite and a ground-based observatory on Earth. The first-stage booster flew for the second time and landed back at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Landing Zone 1. Read more.

Nov. 12: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the SES O3b mPOWER mission to medium-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40  at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 4:08 p.m. First stage made its 9th flight with a recovery landing on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship in the Atlantic Ocean. Read more.

Nov. 18: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-28 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 12:05 a.m. with 23 Starlink satellites. First-stage booster flew for the 11th time and landed on the droneship Just Read the Instructions This was the 64th launch from the Space Coast in 2023. This launch came hours ahead of the Starship and Super Heavy launch attempt in Texas. Read more.

Nov. 22: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-29 mission with 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 2:47 a.m. The first-stage booster flew for the 15th time and landed on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic. This marked the 65th launch from the Space Coast in 2023. Read more.

Nov. 27: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-30 mission with 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40at 11:20 p.m. This was a southerly trajectory launch. The booster flew for the 17th time (3rd booster to do so) and landed on the droneship Just Read the Instructions. It was the 66th launch of the year from the Space Coast, 62nd from SpaceX in Florida, and 87th orbital launch from SpaceX including California missions. Read more.

Dec. 2: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-31 mission with 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 11 p.m. First stage booster flew for the sixth time and landed on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. It marked the 67th launch of the year from the Space Coast, 63rd from SpaceX in Florida, and 89th orbital launch from SpaceX including California missions.

Dec. 7: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-32 mission with 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 12:07 a.m. The first-stage booster flew for the ninth time with a recovery landing on the droneship Just Read the Instructions stationed downrange in the Atlantic. This was the 68th launch from the Space Coast in 2023. Read more.

Dec. 18 (Delayed from Dec. 11, 12, 13) SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-34 mission with 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 11:01 p.m. Read more.

Dec. 23: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 6-32 mission with 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 12:33 a.m.  This was a record 19th flight for the first-stage booster having flown previously on Crew Demo-2, ANASIS-11, CRS-21, Transporter-1, Transporter-3 and 13 Starlink missions. It made a recovery landing on the droneship Just Read the Instructions downrange in the Atlantic. This was the 70th Space Coast launch of the year. Read more.

Dec. 28 (Delayed from Dec. 10, 11, 13): SpaceX Falcon Heavy from KSC’s Launch Complex 39-A on USSF-52, the third mission for the Space Force, launching the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle on its seventh trip to space at 8:07 p.m. The side boosters flew for the fifth time, previously used on the Psyche mission, two Space Force missions and one commercial flight with another double land landing at Landing Zone 1 and Landing Zone 2 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Read more.

Dec. 28: SpaceX Falcon 9 on Starlink 6-36 mission with 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 targeting 11:01 p.m. This was the 12th flight for the first-stage booster with a recovery landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas downrange in the Atlantic. This was a record turnaround among SpaceX launches from Space Coast launch pads at 2 hours and 54 minutes besting October’s double launch that saw a Falcon 9 launch at CCSFS just eight hours, 42 minutes after a Falcon Heavy launch at KSC. Read more.

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Which model airplane kit is best?

Model airplane kits come in a vast variety of styles and detailed constructions. They aren’t just a few wooden planks that click together and barely float anymore. They can be almost exact to scale replicas that can be radio-controlled. Model airplane kits are for all ages and can be a wonderful bonding experience when putting them together with family and friends.

The best model airplane kit is the Guillow P-51 Mustang, perfect for those seeking a touch of challenge and plenty of detail in their builds.

What to know before you buy a model airplane kit Who it’s for

There are all sorts of different model airplane kits, some of which are better suited to certain intended uses.

If the model airplane is intended for a child, you’ll want to consider selecting a kit with fewer parts and more manageable sizes, so the result is not only easier to reach but quicker to be reached as well.

If you’re purchasing a model airplane kit for yourself, you can open up your possibilities much wider. Before purchasing, try and consider what level of detail and realism you’re looking for. Will your model be for display only or actively used? You may also want to consider the size of the fully built model for proper display or storage.

If you intend on actually flying this model plane one way or another, consider how it does so. Do you want to throw it by hand, sling it with rubber-band drives or actually pilot it by wire or even radio control? You can even find competitive events, like races, in your local area to test your model airplane against other enthusiasts’ builds.

Model airplane kit types

There are four main types of model airplane kits: scale replicas, historical models, flyable planes and simple models.

• Scale replicas: Scale replica model airplanes typically come in 1:72, 1:48 or 1:32 sizes. They have hundreds of parts, though they do also have varying levels of complexity. Scale replicas and historical models are best for sealed displays of highly detailed model airplanes.
• Historical: A popular model type for collectors and enthusiasts, historical models can replicate any kind of plane from any point in history. However, WWII planes of various countries are certainly one of the most popular types of model airplane kit.
• Flyable: If you thought this would be the most complex model airplane type, you’d be wrong. Flyable airplane models are frequently constructed from extra-light balsa wood and plastics. This is a fantastic option for most any skill level or age.
• Simple: This is the easiest, quickest and most basic kind of model airplane. This is the type of three-piece construction you may remember picking up at a museum gift shop and accidentally breaking after a few tosses.

What to look for in a quality model airplane kit Size

Do not confuse size and scale. Scale refers to how small the model compares to the real thing. Size is the total size of the model itself. For example, two planes at 1:32 scale could be vastly different sizes if their real counterparts are different sizes as well.

Clubs

If you really enjoy model airplanes, you may want to see if there are any model airplane clubs in your area. Connecting with fellow enthusiasts is a great way to learn even more about model airplanes. There may also be races and other activities you and your model airplane can enter in your area.

How much you can expect to spend on a model airplane kit

Model airplane kits can be incredibly realistic or fairly simple recreations of their actual counterparts, and the cost can likewise be as great or small. Most midrange model airplane kits are sold for around $20-$60, though you can find less expensive kits or spend upward of several hundred dollars for something minutely detailed.

Model airplane kit FAQ Are there any restrictions when it comes to flying radio-controlled model airplanes?

A. Yes, there are. Radio-controlled model airplanes are regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration and are required to adhere to the rules for Unmanned Aircraft Systems. These regulations are subject to change, so visit the FAA website for the most recent laws before you fly your model airplane.

Are the paints used in model airplane kits toxic?

A. It depends on the type, so the short answer is maybe. The long answer is that water-based acrylics are typically nontoxic, while cheaper oil-based enamels are likely to be toxic. Manufacturers will generally make it known if their paints are nontoxic, and if you can’t be sure, you may want to look for a different paint.

What’s the best model airplane kit to buy? Top model airplane kit

Guillow P-51 Mustang

What you need to know: A perfect model airplane kit for those who seek a little extra challenge.

What you’ll love: Each component is precision cut for the best possible fit.

What you should consider: Be extra careful with this model airplane, as the plastic and balsa wood construction can break easily.

Top model airplane kit for the money

Academy Models WWII U.S. Navy F6F-3/5

What you need to know: This is a budget-buy model airplane kit that nonetheless looks authentic to its full-size inspiration.

What you’ll love: This easy-to-assemble and very durable model airplane comes with a detailed cockpit area.

What you should consider: The decal stickers frequently peel and fall from the model after application.

Worth checking out

Tamiya Models Vought F4U-1D Corsair

What you need to know: This is a highly realistic model for those searching for maximum authenticity in their model airplane kits.

What you’ll love: This model airplane is larger than other airplane models with working flaps and wings to boot.

What you should consider: Depending on the color of your model, the detailing on certain areas can be hard to fully see and appreciate.

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By TIM REYNOLDS

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 31 shots, Sam Reinhart scored in the opening period and the Florida Panthers beat the New Jersey Devils 1-0 on Thursday night.

It was Florida’s first 1-0 regulation win in the regular season since Dec. 23, 2017, against Ottawa. The Panthers had a 1-0 overtime win at Columbus last season.

Bobrovsky has 51 shutouts, tied for 28th in NHL history. The Devils were blanked for the first time this season, wasting a 23-save effort from Jake Allen.

Reinhart collected the puck around the blue line, got around New Jersey’s Luke Hughes before beating Allen over the shoulder. It was Reinhart’s 11th goal of the season, and Bobrovsky made it stand up — staving off a flurry in the final minute to seal the win.

It marked the second time this season New Jersey failed to get a standings point in back-to-back games. The Devils lost at Tampa Bay on Tuesday; they also had consecutive regulation losses in Colorado and San Jose on Oct. 28 and 30.

The Panthers celebrated defenseman Jeff Petry’s 1,000th game — a milestone reached earlier this week — in a pregame ceremony.

Petry’s four children wore the sweaters of his four previous teams, Edmonton, Montreal, Pittsburgh and Detroit, and the family was presented with a number of gifts from both the Panthers and the NHL. Every player on the Panthers warmed up for the game wearing a sweater bearing Petry’s No. 2 on the back instead of their own; those will be auctioned for charity.

The game was the NHL debut for Panthers rookie Jack Devine, a two-time national champion at Denver who was called up with Florida now missing seven would-be regulars in the lineup because of injuries.

Up next

Devils: At Philadelphia on Saturday night.

Panthers: Host Edmonton on Saturday night in a rematch of the last two Stanley Cup Finals.

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You’ll score great deals at these popular retailers

With can’t-miss sales on everything from socks to smart TVs, Black Friday is one of the biggest shopping days of the year. It falls on Nov. 28 this year, offering exciting deals from nearly every retailer under the sun. However, not all Black Friday sales are created equal. To score the best deals, there are definitely some retailers you’ll want to keep an eye on.

Check out some of our favorite retailers with Black Friday sales — and some early deals you can take advantage of right now.

Best Amazon early Black Friday deals

It’s no surprise that Amazon, one of the largest and most popular online retailers, offers such excellent Black Friday deals. Whether you’re shopping for holiday gifts for your little ones or kitchen appliances to make cooking easier, Amazon has got you covered.

Apple Air Tag 4-Pack 34% OFF

Forget about losing your keys or bag ever again with these easy-to-use smart tags. They are easy to set up with your iPhone or iPad and feature a built-in speaker that plays a chime when you need to locate the item. You can share a tag with up to five people, so the entire family can find shared items.

KitchenAid Artisan Series 5-Quart Tilt Head Stand Mixer 30% OFF

Power through all your holiday baking with this premium stand mixer. It features durable metal construction and 10 speeds that can handle nearly any kitchen task. Its 5-quart stainless steel bowl is also large enough to mix dough for up to nine dozen cookies at a time.

Melissa & Doug Wooden Scoop & Serve Ice Cream Counter 49% OFF

This fun 28-piece wooden set lets kids pretend to serve up their favorite ice cream treats. It includes a countertop that doubles as a storage box, an ice cream scooper, scoops, cones, toppings, utensils and more. It can inspire hours of imaginative play for kids ages 3 and up, providing the perfect break from screen time.

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This easy-to-use water flosser has a large water reservoir that provides over 90 seconds of flossing time without refills. It offers 10 settings to help clean and massage your gums, as well as a timer to ensure you floss for as long as you should. It even comes with 10 tips, so the entire family can use it.

Best Walmart early Black Friday deals

Walmart is known for its everyday low prices, but it raises that bar for Black Friday. You can score great discounts on toys, TVs, vacuums and more.

Dyson V12 Detect Slim Cordless Vacuum 45% OFF

This cordless vacuum provides up to 30% more power, so it rivals corded models. Its battery also provides up to 60 minutes of cleaning time, and the power button means there’s no trigger you need to hold down during vacuuming. It also features a special light to reveal hidden dirt and dust, ensuring your floors are as clean as possible.

Qunler Nugger Ice Maker 68% OFF

You won’t need to head to the drive-thru for chewable nugget ice with this convenient countertop ice maker. It can make ice in as little as 10 minutes and produce up to 44 pounds per day. It doesn’t make too much noise either, operating at just 45 decibels.

TCL 98″ Class Q6 4K UHD HDR QLED Smart TV 44% OFF

Enjoy your favorite TV shows and movies in stunning clarity with this 4K smart TV. It features Dolby Atmos Audio and DTS Virtual:X immersive audio, which brings media and video games to life. It also includes a hands-free voice remote that allows you to easily search for movies and TV shows.

Best Target early Black Friday deals

Target is another big box retailer that offers exciting discounts for Black Friday. You’ll find deals on countertop kitchen appliances, toys, holiday decorations and more.

Ninja Flip Toaster Oven & Air Fryer 28% OFF

This versatile air fryer oven frees up space on your counter by flipping up to store against your backsplash. It supports eight cooking functions, including air fry, roast, broil, bake, pizza, toast, bagel and dehydrate, and is large enough to cook for up to four people. Best of all, it cooks 50% faster than a traditional oven.

Barbie Dream House Pool Party Doll House 15% OFF

Any Barbie fan on your holiday shopping list will love unwrapping this 75-piece dollhouse. It can inspire hours of play with 10 different areas for Barbie to play, including a working elevator, a three-story slide and a balcony. There’s enough room to sleep up to four dolls, and it even includes accessories for Barbie’s furry friends, including a pet bed, a doggie door and a pet house.

Wondershop 36″ Christmas Bottle Brush Sculpture 30% OFF

This fun, glittery Christmas tree instantly adds festive cheer to any room. It features an attached base that allows you to set it on a floor, console table, or sideboard. You can choose from four colors, including a classic green and a fun pink.

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A Broward County man who portrayed himself as an international financial advisor for decades pleaded guilty last week to wire fraud and money laundering after amassing more than $94 million by misappropriating investor funds and orchestrating a Ponzi scheme, federal prosecutors said.

Andrew Hamilton Jacobus, 64, of Fort Lauderdale, founded two companies, Finser International Corporation and Kronus Financial Corporation, that he purported to use to invest funds to “various lucrative investments,” including Certificates of Deposit and shares of companies, for well above market averages, according to a factual proffer, the facts of the case agreed on by the defense and government.

“In reality, Jacobus forged account statements, falsified documentation, and diverted client funds to luxury personal expenditures and Ponzi payments,” the United States Attorney’s Office Southern District of Florida said in a news release Thursday.

He gave investors information booklets and presentations that included above average rates of return on the fund since 2012 and used some of the investors’ money to pay back others, the factual proffer said. He also managed investors already existing accounts and used some of the money for himself or to pay back other clients.

One victim was a nonprofit group in Venezuela that supports Venezuelan Catholic Church priests with health benefits and retirement funds, which Jacobus worked with since at least 2006, according to the factual proffer. The group invested more than $4 million with Jacobus, and he diverted that for his own use and to repay other clients.

A few months later, he resigned as the nonprofit’s financial advisor, admitting in a resignation letter that he owed them more than $6 million.

“This is just one example of Jacobus’ mismanagement of victim funds over the years,” the factual proffer said.

Jacobus entered a plea agreement Nov. 14 and faces up to 20 years in federal prison for each count. He will be sentenced in February.

The No. 13 Hurricanes have been hit hard by the injury bug in recent weeks, but some players may get back on the field when UM travels to play Virginia Tech this weekend.

Running back Mark Fletcher Jr. was not on Thursday’s injury report, cornerback OJ Frederique Jr. is probable and defensive tackle David Blay Jr. is listed as questionable for Saturday’s game. However, linebacker Kellen Wiley Jr. was listed as out.

Fletcher has missed UM’s previous two games, and Frederique has missed the previous three games. Blay suffered an injury against Syracuse and did not play last week.

Additionally, wide receiver CJ Daniels, who has missed the last three games, was not listed on the injury report. Daniels was not listed on last week’s game-day injury report, but UM held him out of the game anyway.

Hurricanes coach Mario Cristobal said it was his call to keep Daniels out another week, but he expects him to play Saturday.

“I feel great about his availability this week,” Cristobal said.

Nickelback Keionte Scott is listed as out for the game, as expected. Cristobal said Monday that he did not think it was likely Scott would return this season.

“I don’t know,” Cristobal said. “Like we mentioned, it is a more significant injury. You certainly hope and pray for (him to come back). But it doesn’t look like it’s very likely. But I hate to rule it out completely because you just never know.”

The ACC is mandating its football, men’s and women’s basketball and baseball teams report which players are available prior to each conference game. Football teams are required to submit an initial report two days before the game, an updated report one day before the game and a game day report no later than two hours before the game starts. Teams “must act in good faith to comply with this policy,” according to the conference.

The conference mandates teams announce which players meet certain designations.

-Available: Available to play

-Probable: likely to play or greater than 50 percent chance to play

-Questionable: uncertain to play or less than 50 percent chance to play

-Out: will not play or 0 percent chance to play

On game day reports, players can be listed as available, “game time decision” or out.

Here is the Hurricanes’ initial availability report before facing Virginia Tech on Saturday:

OUT

-DB Keionte Scott

-DE Hayden Lowe

-TE Brock Schott

-TE Jack Nickel

-LB Malik Bryant

-WR Tony Johnson

-LB Kellen Wiley Jr.

QUESTIONABLE

-DT David Blay Jr.

PROBABLE

-DB OJ Frederique Jr.

By REBECCA BOONE

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the release of 16 people detained by immigration officials during an FBI-led raid at a rural Idaho racetrack last month.

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U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill ruled Wednesday that keeping the migrants jailed without bond violated their due process rights, and he ordered that they be released while they wait for their immigration cases to be resolved. Many of them have lived in the U.S. for decades and lacked any criminal history, Winmill noted. Some are married to U.S. citizens or have children who are U.S. citizens, according to court documents.

In an e-mailed statement to The Associated Press, the Department of Homeland Security said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents lawfully arrested the detainees during the raid, and added that “an activist judge is ordering lawbreakers to roam free.”

“The Trump administration is committed to restoring the rule of law and common sense to our immigration system, and will continue to fight for the arrest, detention, and removal of aliens who have no right to be in this country,” the department said.

The Oct. 19 raid at the privately operated outdoor track in Wilder was led by the FBI as part of an investigation into suspected illegal gambling. More than 200 officers from at least 14 agencies, including U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol, participated in the raid, detaining around 400 people for hours, including many U.S. citizens.

Witnesses described aggressive tactics, including zip-tying children or separating young kids from their parents for an hour or more. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, whose agency oversees Border Patrol and ICE, denied that children were zip-tied. FBI spokesperson Sandra Barker initially said no restraints or rubber bullets were used on children but later amended that statement, replacing “children” with “young children.”

The raid resulted in only a handful of gambling-related arrests, while 105 people were arrested on suspicion of immigration violations. Many of them signed voluntary agreements to leave the country before they were able to talk to immigration lawyers, said Nikki Ramirez-Smith, an immigration attorney whose firm is representing 15 of the people released this week.

Just 18 people detained in the raid have sought their release in the federal courts in Idaho, according to online court records. One of them had that request initially dismissed after a judge found that they did not include enough detail in their court filing, but the judge also gave them 30 days to try again. Another person is now pursuing release through a different federal court after they were transferred to a detention facility in a different state.

The federal judge in Idaho said that nearly all of his colleagues who have faced similar requests from immigration detainees have come to the same conclusion: That non-citizens who are detained while already present in the United States are entitled to due process rights.

“Treating the detention of noncitizens stopped at or near the border differently from noncitizens who reside within the country is not an anomaly. Instead, it reflects the long-recognized distinction in our immigration laws and the Constitution that due process protections apply to noncitizens residing within the country but not those stopped at or near the border,” Winmill wrote.

Ramirez-Smith said Winmill’s release orders do “a great job of putting into perspective what the issues are.”

“They’ll just stay home with their families, and we’ll file the applications for relief in immigration court, and they’ll get a court hearing. Those trial dates will probably be years out,” she said, because of a hefty backlog of more than 3 million cases in immigration courts.

Still, President Donald Trump has taken steps to reduce the backlog, instructing judges during his first term to deny entire categories of asylum claims such as for victims of gang or domestic violence.

During his current term, the Trump administration has fired dozens of immigration judges, and authorized about 600 military lawyers to work as temporary immigration judges. The administration has also frequently turned what would normally be routine immigration hearings into deportation traps, with government lawyers quickly dismissing asylum cases so the migrants who sought asylum can be immediately arrested in the courthouse halls.

By GARY D. ROBERTSON

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal judges on Thursday upheld several U.S. House districts that North Carolina Republicans drew in 2023 that helped the GOP gain additional seats the following year. They rejected accusations the lines unlawfully fractured and packed Black voters to weaken their voting power.

The order by three judges — all of whom were nominated to the bench by GOP presidents — didn’t rule on changes made last month to the 1st Congressional District that are designed to unseat Democratic Rep. Don Davis in 2026.

That alteration, completed at the urging of President Donald Trump as part of an ongoing national mid-decade redistricting fray, is still being considered by the panel. The judges heard arguments in Winston-Salem but didn’t immediately rule on whether they would block now the use of the 1st District and the adjoining 3rd District for next year’s election while more legal arguments are made. Candidate filing for the 2026 elections is set to begin Dec. 1.

Many allegations made by the state NAACP, Common Cause and voters cover both 2023 and 2025 changes, in particular claims of voter dilution and racial discrimination violating the U.S. Constitution and Voting Rights Act.

The 2023 map helped turn a 7-7 North Carolina delegation into one in which Republicans won 10 of the 14 seats in 2024. Three Democrats chose not to seek reelection, saying it was essentially impossible to get reelected under the recast lines.

Thursday’s ruling by 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Allison Rushing and District Judges Thomas Schroeder and Richard Myers rejected claims that GOP legislators drew lines in 2023 so skewed for Republicans that many Black voters could not elect their preferred candidates.

“We conclude that the General Assembly did not violate the Constitution or the VRA in its 2023 redistricting,” they wrote in a 181-page order.

The judges convened a trial several months ago hearing testimony for a pair of lawsuits that challenged portions of maps redrawn in 2023. Thursday’s decision focused on five congressional districts: three in the Greensboro region and two in and around Charlotte, as well as three state Senate districts. The judges also upheld the Senate districts.

The plaintiffs argued Republicans split and weakened the Greensboro region’s concentrated Black voting population within multiple U.S. House districts. Then-Rep. Kathy Manning, a Greensboro Democrat, decided not to run again last year because her district shifted to the right. They also cited what they called packing Black voting-age residents into a Charlotte-area congressional district that in turn helped Republican Tim Moore win an adjoining district.

Attorneys for Republican leaders argued that lawfully partisan — and not racial — considerations helped inform decision-making on the 2023 map. They pointed out that no information on the racial makeup of regions were used in drawing the lines. A 2019 U.S. Supreme Court decision essentially neutered federal legal claims of illegal partisan gerrymandering going forward.

The judges’ order favoring the GOP lawmakers said “the circumstances surrounding the plans’ enactment and the resulting district configurations and composition are consistent with the General Assembly’s non-racial motivations, which included traditional districting criteria, North Carolina law, and partisan performance.”

The ruling can be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Spokespeople for Republican legislative leaders didn’t immediately respond late Thursday to emailed requests for comment. A lawyers group representing the state NAACP and others said it was disappointed with the ruling.

Still at issue are the changes made to the 1st and 3rd Districts that GOP legislators said are designed to create an 11-3 seat majority in 2026. Davis continues a line of Black representatives elected from the 1st District going back more than 30 years. But he won his second term by less than 2 percentage points.

North Carolina is among several states where Trump has pushed for mid-decade map changes ahead of the 2026 elections. This week, a federal court blocked Texas from using a GOP-engineered map.