The California Coastal Commission voted on Thursday against a plan by Elon Musk's SpaceX to nearly double the number of Falcon 9 rocket launches the company is permitted to conduct each year from Vandenberg Space Force Base,

Thursday morning's launch from California was SpaceX's 98th Falcon 9 mission in 2025 and 516th flight since 2010. It was the 452nd reuse of a Falcon 9 first stage and 487th landing. Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!

SpaceX plans to send up a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Tuesday morning. The rocket will deploy another 28 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit. The mission will be used to expand the company’s global internet service.