A Falcon 9 rocket delivered the two landers to space earlier this morning, kickstarting a pair of exciting private Moon missions.

SpaceX launched a pair of lunar landers Wednesday for U.S. and Japanese companies looking to jumpstart business on Earth’s dusty sidekick.

SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, January 21 for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

To follow FLORIDA TODAY Space Team live coverage of Tuesday's mission, visit floridatoday.com/space starting about 90 minutes before liftoff.

SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites early this morning (Jan. 21), five days after a test flight of the company's Starship megarocket ended in an explosion. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 Starlink satellites lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday at 12:24 a.m. EST (0524 GMT).

SpaceX plans to build a new vertical integration facility in Florida by Aug. 2026 for Starship assembly and integration.

SpaceX has sent Japanese and U.S. lunar landers on separate missions in a major step in the race to commercialize the Moon.

Elon Musk's SpaceX launched a pair of Falcon 9 rockets loaded with a combined four dozen Starlink communication satellites into space Tuesday morning from both U.S. coasts.

Live updates from Tuesday morning’s SpaceX Starlink 13-1 mission that launched a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

SpaceX is set to launch another batch of its Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit during a four-hour launch window that opens at 12:13 a.m. ET.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has left the building, and while President Trump’s nominee awaits a confirmation hearing, the head of Kennedy Space Center will keep things afloat.