Hubble snaps photo of dusty Magellanic cloud in Tarantula nebula
New image from the Hubble Space Telescope peers into a dusty region of space – home to some of the largest stars know to man.
Update: SpaceX has not confirmed, yet navigational warnings indicate the launch has been postponed until 12:05 a.m. on Friday, March 7.
Original story: SpaceX has plans to launch another middle-of-the-night rocket; one which will mark the 21st orbital launch of the year for Florida’s Space Coast.
While SpaceX has yet to confirm, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, liftoff is set to occur between 1 a.m. and 5:31 a.m. Wednesday from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40. The mission is known as Starlink 12-21. The payload is the next batch of SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellites.
As it flies into the night sky, the rocket will travel southeast from the launch pad.
The only sound heard will be the rumble of the Falcon 9’s nine engines as it heads to orbit. No sonic booms will be heard in Central Florida, as the first-stage booster will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas drone ship, which will be waiting in the Atlantic Ocean.
Brooke Edwards is a Space Reporter for Florida Today. Contact her at bedwards@floridatoday.com or on X: @brookeofstars