Falcon 9

File photo of a Falcon 9 launching from SLC-40 in 2024.
Photo: Charles Boyer

A final environmental assessment approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) clears the path for SpaceX to build and operate a Falcon 9 rocket landing zone at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

NOTE: this is not either one of the two Starship EA currently underway for the Eastern Range.

The assessment also supports an increase in the number of annual Falcon 9 launches from SLC-40, raising the cap from 50 to 120 per year. The FAA’s decision, finalized in August 2025, comes after months of federal coordination, public comment, and technical review.

The document is below, and it can also be downloaded from the FAA website: SpaceX Falcon 9 Operations at Space Launch Complex-40.

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FAA Approval Enables New Landing Zone, Expanded Launch Schedule

The FAA, acting as the lead federal agency, reviewed SpaceX’s proposal to both increase the number of Falcon 9 launches and construct a 400-foot-diameter concrete landing pad east of the SLC-40 pad. According to the final Environmental Assessment (EA), the FAA concluded that the project would not cause significant adverse environmental impacts.

With this approval, SpaceX may now move forward in seeking:

  • A modification to its current launch license (LLO 18-105),
  • A potential new launch license under 14 CFR Part 450, and
  • Airspace closure approvals for each launch and landing.

The FAA emphasized that environmental clearance does not automatically guarantee license approval but does permit further steps toward that end.

Construction of the new landing zone will occur within a 10-acre lease boundary adjacent to the existing launch site. The landing zone includes a concrete pad, gravel apron, nitrogen gas line, processing pedestal, and associated infrastructure.

Falcon 9 Operations at SLC-40
Figure 2-5. Proposed Landing Zone
Final Environmental Assessment 2-7 August 2025

Environmental Effects

Water & Wetlands

Florida Scrub Jay in MINWR. Photo: Charles Boyer

The final EA identified that the construction and operation of the new landing site will affect several protected habitats and species, notably the Florida scrub-jay and Southeastern beach mouse. In consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a Biological Opinion concluded the project “is not likely to jeopardize” listed species or critical habitats, provided mitigation measures are followed. Those measures include habitat compensation and best management practices during construction.

Noise and Sonic Booms

Noise impacts—especially those resulting from rocket landings—were analyzed in detail. Falcon 9 landings at Cape Canaveral generate sonic booms, but the FAA determined that their frequency and intensity fall within previously analyzed limits. Up to 34 landings annually are expected to take place at the new SLC-40 site. Downrange ocean landings using drone ships will continue for the remainder.

The EA also confirmed that sonic boom pressure levels from the new landing zone would be comparable to existing operations at LZ-1 and LZ-2. Noise levels would be highest during landings but occur infrequently enough that they do not trigger significant regulatory thresholds under federal guidance.

From Appendix B “Final Environmental Assessment Falcon 9 Operations at SLC-40” via the FAA

Public Input

The FAA received more than 4,000 public comments during the review period for the draft EA. Public engagement included virtual meetings, local newspaper notices, and hard copies of the document being distributed to several Brevard County libraries.

According the FAA, most comments expressed support or posed technical questions, with at least one requesting that the FAA produce a full Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), citing concerns about cumulative effects and development intensity. The FAA opted to finalize the EA instead, citing that the expected impacts did not reach the threshold requiring a more extensive EIS process.

No substantial objections were raised by local municipalities or regulatory agencies. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection, for instance, found the project consistent with the Florida Coastal Management Program.

With the EA finalized and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) likely, the next phase will involve regulatory and operational coordination:

  1. FAA Licensing – SpaceX must receive formal approval to modify its current launch license or obtain a new one under updated regulations.
  2. Property Agreement – The Department of the Air Force must execute a real property agreement allowing SpaceX to lease and develop the LZ.
  3. Permitting – SpaceX will need a modified Environmental Resource Permit (ERP) from the state and a stormwater permit under the federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES).
  4. Construction and Testing – Once approved, construction is expected to begin ahead of the LZ-1/2 license expiration in early 2026.
  5. Airspace Coordination – FAA will continue issuing Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs), while the Coast Guard will support maritime safety operations during launches and landings.

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CRS-33 launches aboard Falcon 9
Falcon 9 lifts off from SLC-40 and starts the CRS-2 SpX33 mission in Cape Canaveral last night.
Photo: SpaceX

SpaceX launched Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral overnight, sending supplies to the International Space Station aboard Cargo Dragon. Liftoff was at 02:45 AM ET into partly cloudy skies.

Tonight’s launch was the seventh for Booster 1090, which landed safely aboard ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’ some eight minutes and forty seconds after liftoff. ‘ASOG’ will now return to Port Canaveral, where the booster will be unloaded and transported to SpaceX’s Hangar X for inspection, refurbishment and preparation for its next mission.

At T+08:47, Cargo Dragon achieved its initial orbit, and less than a minute later, it separated from Falcon 9’s second stage and began to make its way to the International Space Station, where it is expected to dock tomorrow morning.

Cargo

Food, supplies, hardware and new scientific experiments make up the bulk of the cargo being carried to ISS. For more specifcs, consult our Launch Preview article.

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Mission Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-11 — Go for Launch!
Organization SpaceX
Location Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Rocket Falcon 9
Pad Launch Complex 39A
Status Go for Launch
Status Info Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
Window Opens Wednesday, 08/27/2025 1:49 AM
Window Closes Wednesday, 08/27/2025 5:49 AM
Destination Low Earth Orbit
Mission Description A batch of 28 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation — SpaceX’s project for space-based Internet communication system.

As of 1:39 PM Sunday August 24, 2025. Launch times are subject to change or cancellation at any time. Consult SpaceX.com for more information.

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Falcon 9
Falcon 9
Falcon 9 launching from SLC-40
Photo: Charles Boyer

SpaceX and NASA are set to send supplies to ISS overnight aboard Cargo Dragon. Liftoff is set for 2:45:36 AM ET in an instantaneous window. And it will be a quick trip once in orbit: after an approximate 28-hour flight, Dragon will dock with the orbiting outpost on Monday, August 25, around 7:30 AM ET.

At A Glance

Field Details
Mission Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-33 — Go for Launch!
Organization SpaceX
Location Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket Falcon 9
Pad Space Launch Complex 40
Status Go for Launch
Status Info Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
Window Opens Sunday, 08/24/2025 2:45:36 AM
Window Closes Sunday, 08/24/2025 2:45:36 AM
Destination Low Earth Orbit
Mission Description 33rd commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station operated by SpaceX. The flight will be conducted under the second Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.

Cargo Dragon 2 brings supplies and payloads, including critical materials to directly support science and research investigations that occur onboard the orbiting laboratory.

As of 10:00 AM Saturday August 23, 2025. Launch times are subject to change or cancellation at any time. Consult SpaceX.com for more information.

Along with the usual gamut of food, gear, and crew supplies, CRS-33 will deliver a range of scientific experiments to the International Space Station. These include stem cells that promote bone formation, aimed at studying how to prevent bone loss in space. Dragon will also carry materials for 3D printing medical implants—research that could lead to better treatments for nerve damage back on Earth.

The Tortilla Express

Another item on the launch manifest for CRS-33 is roughly 1500 tortillas. They are a staple food aboard Station — convenient, quick, and quite handy to bundle up other food items…breakfast, lunch or dinner. They are a crumb-free condensed item, making the humble tortilla one of the most likely foods humans will carry to Mars and beyond.

Other payloads include bioprinted liver tissue for examining how blood vessels form in microgravity, and tools for printing metal cubes in orbit.

Planned Reboost Test For Cargo Dragon

Cargo Dragon will also conduct a reboost test to help maintain the station’s altitude. The boost system, housed in Dragon’s trunk, features its own propellant setup and uses a pair of Draco engines powered by existing hardware.

Starting in September 2025, the system will carry out a series of burns to demonstrate its ability to sustain the lab’s orbit. This follows Dragon’s first successful test of the reboost function on November 8, 2024, during NASA’s 31st commercial resupply mission with SpaceX.

Cargo Dragon is expected to stay docked at the station through December after which it will return to Earth off of the coast of California.

Booster: B1090

This will be the seventh flight of first stage B1090, which will be supporting this mission. Previously, B1090 launched O3b mPOWER-E, Crew-10, Bandwagon-3, O3b mPOWER-D, and two Starlink missions. Following stage separation, it will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas, located downrange off the South Carolina coast. There will not be a sonic boom on the Space Coast after the launch.

Weather

The 45th Weather Squadron of Space Launch Delta 45 released their Launch Mission Execution Forecast yesterday afternoon, and it calls for a 70% chance of acceptable weather, with watch items being the usual summer items: cumulus clouds and nearby lightning.

Trajectory

Northeast, on the usual ISS route.

B1090 will touch down off the South Carolina coast aboard ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas.’

Online Viewing

Spaceflight Now will have coverage of the launch starting about one hour before liftoff on Youtube: link

SpaceX will have a livestream of the launch on their website: CRS-33. This will also be available on the X platform. Coverage starts about twenty minutes before liftoff.

A night-time SLC-40 launch as seen from Kennedy Point Park in Titusville.
A night-time SLC-40 launch as seen from Kennedy Point Park in Titusville.
Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville

For official updates regarding launch times, SpaceX.com is the best source of information. Starlink launch times change from time to time, and the company generally updates their website within minutes of the decision to change the launch time. This is very handy if none of the streaming options on YouTube have started their broadcasts.

Remember that there is a delay between a launch stream and the actual countdown clock. That is simply because of physics: it takes time for the signal to travel from the launch site, through the Internet, and back down to your phone, resulting in a five to fifteen-second delay.

Next Space Flight an app for iOS and Android phones, has a real-time countdown clock that is accurate to a second, give or take. The app is free. Search the App Store or Google Play. They are also on the web: nextspaceflight.com.

Launch Viewing: In Person

The best free options are available for spectators: Jetty Park, the Banana River Bridge on FL 528 W or the southern Titusville parks on Washington Avenue / US-1 are your best bets. Don’t forget bug spray.

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SpaceX USSF-36 OTV-8
SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying the USSF-36 OTV-8 mission lifting off from Launch Complex 39-A at Kennedy Space Center last night.
Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville

SpaceX launched their 101st Falcon 9 mission of 2025 last night from Kennedy Space Center when the company sent the Boeing X-37 space plane to low Earth orbit on a classified mission. Liftoff was at 11:50 PM EDT, shortly after the opening of the launch window.

Following a “norminal” initial ascent and stage separation, Falcon 9 first-stage booster B1092 touched down at Landing Zone 2 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, concluding its sixth flight successfully about 8 miles away from its starting point. This booster previously launched NROL-69, CRS-32, GPS III-7, and two Starlink missions and will soon be transported for refurbishment at SpaceX’s Hangar X facility at Kennedy Space Center.

A post-staging “nebula” appeared above Kennedy Space Center last night as Booster B1092 began its RTLS maneuvers that would guide the vehicle to Landing Zone 2.
Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville

Payload

The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) is a reusable, uncrewed spaceplane developed by Boeing for the United States Space Force. Roughly the size of a small bus, it resembles a miniature space shuttle orbiter and operates in low Earth orbit for extended missions—some lasting over 900 days.

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Field Details
Mission Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-33 — Go for Launch!
Organization SpaceX
Location Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket Falcon 9
Pad Space Launch Complex 40
Status Go for Launch
Status Info Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
Window Opens Sunday, 08/24/2025 2:45:09 AM
Window Closes Sunday, 08/24/2025 2:45:09 AM
Destination Low Earth Orbit
Mission Description 33rd commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station operated by SpaceX. The flight will be conducted under the second Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.

Cargo Dragon 2 brings supplies and payloads, including critical materials to directly support science and research investigations that occur onboard the orbiting laboratory.

As of 2:00 AM Friday August 22, 2025. Launch times are subject to change or cancellation at any time. Consult SpaceX.com for more information.

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SpaceX and the U.S. Space Force are gearing up to launch the eighth mission of the X‑37B Orbital Test Vehicle—designated USSF‑36 (OTV‑8)—this evening aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff is scheduled for 11:50 pm ET, launching from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. If weather or technical reasons delay the launch prior to propellant loading, the launch window extends to 03:40 am ET tomorrow morning.

Booster B1092 will be embarking on its sixth flight tonight.

Sonic Boom

This launch is a Return To Launch Site mission, meaning the booster is set to land at Landing Zone 2 at Cape Canaveral. As such, there will be a sonic boom spreading across the Space Coast region as the rocket returns.

Details in Brief

Field Details
Organization SpaceX
Location Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Rocket Falcon 9
Pad Launch Complex 39A
Status Go for Launch
Status Info Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
Window Opens Thursday, 08/21/2025 11:40 PM
Window Closes Friday, 08/22/2025 3:40 AM
Destination Low Earth Orbit
Mission Description Eighth flight of the X-37B program. The X-37B is a dynamic and responsive spacecraft responsible for conducting a range of tests and experiments that expedite the development of critical next-generation technologies and operational concepts for reusable space capabilities.

The OTV-8 mission in Low Earth Orbit includes operational demonstrations and experiments of next-generation technologies, including laser communications and the highest performing strategic grade quantum inertial sensor ever tested in space. Mission partners include the Air Force Research Lab and the Defense Innovation Unit, respectively.

As of 10:00 AM Thursday August 21, 2025. Launch times are subject to change or cancellation at any time. Consult SpaceX.com for more information.

Weather

The 45th Weather Squadron of the US Space Force Launch Delta 45 has forecast a 65-80% probability of acceptable weather conditions through the launch window.

Trajectory

Northeast.

The booster is slated to return to Landing Zone 2 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, a few miles south of LC-39A.

Payload

The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) is a reusable, uncrewed spaceplane developed by Boeing for the United States Space Force. Roughly the size of a small bus, it resembles a miniature space shuttle orbiter and operates in low Earth orbit for extended missions—some lasting over 900 days.

Originally a NASA project before transferring to the Department of Defense, the X‑37B is designed to test new technologies in orbit and return them safely to Earth, thanks to its runway landing capability. It launches vertically on rockets like Falcon 9 and glides back to Earth for landing at sites such as Kennedy Space Center or Vandenberg Space Force Base.

While many details about the X‑37B’s missions remain classified, the vehicle is widely understood to be a testbed for advanced military tech. Past missions have reportedly involved experiments in satellite servicing, secure communications, surveillance tech, and space environment durability tests. In recent flights, it’s tested solar power beaming and high-endurance components as well as unique orbital maneuvers demonstrating the Space Force’s ability to place spacecraft in any orbital location quickly.

Spaceflight Now will have coverage of the launch starting about one hour before liftoff on Youtube: link

For official updates regarding launch times, SpaceX.com is the best source of information. Starlink launch times change from time to time, and the company generally updates their website within minutes of the decision to change the launch time. This is very handy if none of the streaming options on YouTube have started their broadcasts.

Remember that there is a delay between a launch stream and the actual countdown clock. That is simply because of physics: it takes time for the signal to travel from the launch site, through the Internet, and back down to your phone, resulting in a five to fifteen-second delay.

Next Space Flight an app for iOS and Android phones, has a real-time countdown clock that is accurate to a second, give or take. The app is free. Search the App Store or Google Play. They are also on the web: nextspaceflight.com.

Launch Viewing: In Person

The best free options are available for spectators: the Max Brewer Bridge, Space View Park and Rotary Riverfront Park, all in Titusville.

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The small shower that soaked SpaceX’s Falcon 9 during the last two minutes of the terminal count today at the Cape. They will try again tomorrow.
Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville

A popup shower over the launch pad soaked another SpaceX launch at the last minute today, forcing a scrub of their launch of Falcon 9 carrying the Kuiper KF-02 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 with about 29 seconds remaining before liftoff. The company online announced that it will try again tomorrow. Lather, rinse, repeat.

This scrub was a near repeat of the Jul 31st attempt to launch Crew 11 from LC-39A up at Kennedy: everything was great until it wasn’t. Both launch attempts ended abruptly, as the scrubs came with only seconds remaining on the countdown clock.

Because SpaceX uses densified propellants, once the rocket is fueled, it must launch — or not — on time. If it doesn’t, the launch is scrubbed, and the rocket is defueled for the day.

Summers are like that on the Space Coast. A single cloud can pop up at any time and stop a countdown. Locals shrug and go about their day, but tourists cross their fingers and hope that their luck holds out. Today it didn’t.

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Launch Information

The next planned attempt for Kuiper KF-02 is

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Project Kuiper (KF-02) Mission Details
MissionFalcon 9 Block 5 | Project Kuiper (KF-02)
OrganizationSpaceX
LocationCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
StatusConfirmed
Status InfoConfirmed by multiple sources
Window OpensSunday, 08/10/2025 8:57 AM EDT
Window ClosesSunday, 08/10/2025 9:24 AM EDT
DestinationLow Earth Orbit
Mission DescriptionSecond of a three-launch contract for Amazon’s Kuiper low Earth orbit satellite internet constellation, carrying 24 satellites onboard.

Weather

Weather will remain a concern tomorrow, according to the 45th Weather Squadron: 50% GO.

Trajectory

The planned trajectory is Northeast.

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SpaceX, NASA and the Crew 11 astronauts beat the clouds and rain showers and launched before summer showers washed over Kennedy Space Center today, but just barely. With dark skies and rain rapidly advancing from the south, liftoff of SpaceX’s 18th crewed flight was at 11:43 AM ET from venerable Launch Complex 39A. Crew 11’s four astronauts are now on their way to the International Space Station after today’s launch, with an expected arrival time at the orbital outpost around 3 AM ET tomorrow, August 2.

Gravity Turn: After Max-Q and now in its supersonic flight phase, Falcon 9 enters another gear, leaving the contrail it just made behind quickly. The cloud is from the rocket, not the storms it was escaping on August 1, 2025.
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Crew 11 ascending to orbit on August 1, 2025. Photo: Charles Boyer
Crew 11 rising into the clouds that threatened to force a second launch scrub on August 1, 2025
Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville

SpaceX, NASA and the Crew 11 astronauts beat the clouds and rain showers today, but just barely. With dark skies and rain rapidly advancing from the south, liftoff of SpaceX’s 18th crewed flight was at 11:43 AM ET from Launch Complex 39A from Kennedy Space Center. Crew 11’s four astronauts are now on their way the International Space Station, with an expected arrival time at the orbital outpost around 3AM ET tomorrow, August 2.

It didn’t look like much at first, but the approaching storms from the south would soon cover the launch pad. Had they been a couple minutes faster, there would have been a second launch scrub in as many days
for Crew 11.
Photo: Charles Boyer

The countdown today was a near carbon copy of yesterday’s: picture perfect with few if any issues until the last half hour. At that time, with afternoon temperatures rising into what is best called “miserable”, coastal winds started to rise up in the atmosphere, creating clouds that would grow into rain showers and later, thunderstorms. Yesterday, the clouds were too close to LC-39A and caused a launch scrub because of a weather violation. Today, with a Phase 1 lightning issued only minutes before, the burgeoning showers stayed just far enough away to allow the countdown to proceed and liftoff to occur on schedule.

Making Its Own Clouds
Crew 11 left quite a post-Max Q contrail today on its way to orbit. The “cloud” below the rocket is actually Falcon 9’s, and one that expanded even more rapidly than the deteriorating weather.
Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville

Later, when Booster 1094 returned to Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station rather quietly — from the vantage of the KSC Press Site, the descending booster was hidden in the clouds until the very last, appearing only a second or two before it’s final landing burn began. The normal sonic boom was muted too, and was nowhere near as loud as normal. Today’s landing marks the last at Landing Zone 1 as SpaceX prepares to move Falcon 9 landing operations to a new area nearly adjacent to Space Launch Complex 40.

Meanwhile, the second stage and astronauts aboard Crew Dragon Endeavour continued on their way to orbit, which they achieved at the T+ 00:08:46 mark. At T+ 09:36, Crew Dragon separated from Falcon 9’s second stage.

On Their Way To ISS

Now in orbit, Crew 11 will begin chasing down ISS in earnest, with an expected arrival time around 3 AM ET on August 2nd.

After docking, the station’s total crew will climb to 11 for a brief period as they join current occupants: NASA astronauts Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers, and Jonny Kim; JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi; and Roscosmos cosmonauts Kirill Peskov, Sergey Ryzhikov, and Alexey Zubritsky.

Crew-10, the previous NASA-SpaceX mission, will remain aboard for a short handover after Crew-11 arrives, then return to Earth. Before their departure, mission teams will monitor weather conditions at designated splashdown zones off the California coast to ensure a safe landing.

Crew-11’s mission focuses heavily on scientific research supporting long-duration human spaceflight and applications on Earth. Their work includes simulating lunar landings, studying how to protect astronauts’ vision in space, and advancing human spaceflight research through NASA’s Human Research Program. Additional experiments will explore plant cell division, the impact of microgravity on virus-bacteria interactions, and methods to produce more human stem cells and generate nutrients on demand.

Crew 11’s astronauts preparing to depart for the launch pad early in the morning on August 1.
Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville

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The storm that scrubbed Crew-11 Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville
The storm that scrubbed Crew-11
Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville

The launch of Crew 11 and its astronauts aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon was halted 67 seconds before liftoff today due to a passing pop-up storm.

“On the Countdown Net, Hold! Hold! Hold! We are standing down for a violation of weather rules,” SpaceX’s launch director said, putting an end to hopes for a launch on what had otherwise been a hot, humid and hazy Space Coast day.

KMLB Tilt-1 Weather Radar at 12:08 PM ET on July 31, 2025
KMLB Tilt-1 Weather Radar at 12:08 PM ET on July 31, 2025

The inclement weather didn’t seem like much, especially to a resident: a small pop-up shower was immediately to the north of Kennedy Space Center and Launch Complex 39A, and its presence violated the Cumulus Cloud rule in place in the Launch Rules.

While the storm seemed like a benign rain shower, it still was a system that carried the potential of electrical activity, something unacceptable for rockets flying nearby.

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Shortly after the scrub at Kennedy Space Center's Press Site
Shortly after the scrub at Kennedy Space Center’s Press Site
Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville

Rinse and Repeat, Tomorrow

Almost immediately after today’s scrub, NASA announced that the “next launch opportunity will be tomorrow, Aug. 1, at 11:43 a.m. ET.”

That is, if the planned attempt is not called off well in advance before the new planned T-0. Tomorrow’s weather forecasts from the 45th Weather Squadron of Space Launch Delta 45 — the official weather authority for the Eastern Range — are forecasting a High Risk that weather along the ascent corridor will not be acceptable. Weather along the ascent corridor is critical in the unlikely event of a launch abort.

The 45th Weather Squadron of Space Launch Delta’s Official Forecast on July 31, 2025

That path is generally up the Eastern Seaboard of the US, the Canadian Maritimes, and finally all the way to Ireland. It’s quite a stretch of land, but one that’s also critical for crew safety.

If anything, today proved that the weather here on the Space Coast can and will change in a few short minutes. Let’s hope for tomorrow that it changes back in NASA and SpaceX’s favor.

Here is the schedule info, as of 08:00 PM ET:

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Crew‑11 Mission Details
MissionFalcon 9 Block 5 | Crew‑11
OrganizationSpaceX
LocationKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5
PadLaunch Complex 39A
StatusGo for Launch
Status InfoCurrent T‑0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
Window OpensFriday, 08/01/2025 11:43:42 AM EDT
Window ClosesFriday, 08/01/2025 11:43:42 AM EDT
DestinationLow Earth Orbit (ISS)
Mission DescriptionSpaceX Crew‑11 is the eleventh crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The four-person crew includes astronauts from NASA, JAXA, and Roscosmos. They will dock with the ISS approximately 39 hours after launch and remain in orbit for ~6–8 months to support station operations and scientific research.
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