SpaceX launched 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 equipped with direct-to-cell capabilities, from Cape Canaveral on Sunday night.

The rocket carried a lunar lander named Athena which will reach the Moon in about a week. Once there, it will measure gases from the lunar soil near the Moon's south pole. The Artemis mission's stated long-term goal is to establish a permanent base on the Moon.

Falcon 9 rocket launches 21 Starlink V2 Mini satellites Watch live as a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 21 Starlink V2 Mini satellites to low-Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.