Is there a launch today? SpaceX, NASA, ULA rocket launch schedule in Florida

Florida's Space Coast hosted a record-shattering 109 orbital rocket launches during 2025, soaring beyond all previous annual records.

Will this year's final total surpass that lofty sum from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and NASA's Kennedy Space Center? By April's end, 31 rockets had taken flight from the Sunshine State.

Looking ahead, the Cape's May launch schedule will feature the usual heavy diet of SpaceX Starlink satellite liftoffs. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will also launch a Dragon spacecraft packed with supplies and equipment on a NASA resupply trip to the International Space Station.

Following are the latest missions coming up from the Cape. All launches are listed in Eastern Daylight Time. But be aware: Dates and times routinely change for a wide variety of reasons.

FLORIDA TODAY's Space Team provides live blog coverage of each launch at floridatoday.com/space, starting at least 90 minutes before liftoff. For questions or comments, email Space Reporter Rick Neale at [email protected].

Tuesday, May 12: NASA's SpaceX CRS-34

• Mission: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Dragon spacecraft packed with supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.
• Launch window: TBA.
• Trajectory: TBA.
• Location: Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
• Sonic booms: Yes.
• Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.

Friday, May 22: ULA Amazon Leo 7

• Mission: A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will lift a payload of Amazon Leo broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit.
• Launch window: TBA.
• Trajectory: TBA.
• Location: Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
• Sonic booms: No.
• Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.

First half of 2026: Blue Origin Blue Moon Pathfinder

• Mission: A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket will launch a Blue Moon lunar lander carrying NASA payloads on a demonstration mission.
• Launch window: TBA.
• Trajectory: TBA.
• Location: Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
• Sonic booms: No.
• Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts two hours before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.

Early September: NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

• Mission: A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which will have a field of view at least 100 times larger than the Hubble Space Telescope.
• Launch window: TBA.
• Trajectory: TBA.
• Location: Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center.
• Sonic booms: Yes.
• Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts two hours before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.

TBA: NASA's Boeing Starliner-1

• Mission: An uncrewed Boeing Starliner will deliver cargo to the International Space Station and undergo in-flight validation of a series of system upgrades.
• Launch window: TBA.
• Trajectory: TBA.
• Location: TBA.
• Sonic booms: TBA.
• Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts two hours before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.

Fourth quarter 2026: ULA Sierra Space Dream Chaser

• Mission: Sierra Space will launch its uncrewed Dream Chaser space plane atop a ULA Vulcan rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
• Launch window: TBA.
• Location: Launch Complex 41.
• Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts two hours minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.

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