WATCH: SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

James Tutten

April 22, 2024 at 7:36 AM·1 min read

SpaceX crews are planning to launch a Falcon 9 rocket on Monday.

▶ STREAM THE LAUNCH LIVE

The launch is aiming to send another batch of Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.

Crews and planning to launch at 6:40 p.m. from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Watch: NASA, SpaceX Crew-7 successfully splashes down off Florida’s coast

SpaceX says the launch will send the newest version of its mini-Starlink satellites.

If the launch is delayed for any reason, SpaceX has backup launch opportunities until 10:40 p.m.

Watch: SpaceX successfully launches 3rd Starship, world’s most powerful rocket

About 8 minutes after liftoff, the first-stage booster of the rocket will land on a SpaceX droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.

Channel 9 will monitor the planned launch and provide updates on Eyewitness News.

Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.

TechCrunch
Internal pre-Starlink SpaceX financials show big spending on moonshot bets
Confidential financial statements from SpaceX for 2018 and 2019 capture an early glimpse at the degree to which the company is likely dependent on its Starlink business unit, and bringing the Starship rocket online, to become cash flow positive. While the comprehensive balance sheets are five years old, they provide an intimate look inside the operations of arguably one of the most important, and secretive, private companies in the U.S. And they help shed light on what the company spent money on, and how much, as SpaceX grew itself from an unprofitable $2 billion in revenue to, reportedly, $9 billion for 2023 with a projected $15 billion in 2024 and $3 billion in earnings, sources familiar told Bloomberg in November. 2018 and 2019 were pivotal years for the company: In February 2018, SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time; the following March, the company nailed a pivotal flight test of its crew Dragon capsule, but exploded that same capsule a month later during ground testing.
Engadget
Starlink terminals are reportedly being used by Russian forces in Ukraine
Starlink internet terminals are reportedly being widely used in Ukraine by Russian forces. There’s a thriving black market for the devices which stretches beyond Ukraine into Sudan.
Engadget
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft may finally take its first crewed flight next week
Boeing's Starliner crew capsule is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Launch Complex-41 in Florida on Monday, May 6. The launch window opens at 10:34PM ET. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will be on board.
TechCrunch
NASA is expanding its Wallops Island facility to support three times as many launches
NASA is kicking off a formal environmental assessment of its facilities on Wallops Island, Virginia, to increase the number of authorized rocket launches at the site by almost 200%, according to slides and recordings of an April 29 internal meeting viewed by TechCrunch. Wallops expansion has likely been on the minds of NASA officials for some time.
Engadget
Redfall’s two DLC heroes are still MIA a year later
Microsoft may want to be more careful about leaving a trail of broken promises when games don’t go as planned. A year after Redfall landed with a thud, players are still waiting for the advertised post-launch DLC they already paid for.
Autoblog
BMW rules out a pickup, but it's open to launching a more rugged SUV
BMW won't build a pickup because it doesn't think the model would fit its image, but it could release more rugged versions of its SUVs.
Yahoo Personal Finance
How to remove FHA mortgage insurance and lower your payments
FHA mortgage insurance removal is possible if you refinance or qualify for cancellation. Find out if you’re eligible to remove FHA mortgage insurance.
Yahoo Life Shopping
The 25 best last-minute Mother's Day gifts to shop now
It's not too late! Score free, fast shipping on these last-minute gifts for Mom.
Yahoo Sports
UFC 301: Anthony Smith confronts career reality after reconciling with the man who knocked his teeth out
After 56 pro fights and losses in three of his last four, the UFC veteran knows what fans think about the state of his career – but he also knows they've been wrong before
TechCrunch
How to play Pokémon and other Game Boy games on your iPhone
Apple finally updated its App Store guidelines to allow global developers to host retro game emulators on iOS. Now, you don't need to jailbreak your iPhone or download any sketchy software -- you can get a sophisticated emulator right in the palm of your hand for free on the App Store. No one is more vindicated by this shift in Apple's policy than Riley Testut, the developer who made GBA4iOS about a decade ago when he was in high school (when he released GBA4iOS, I showed half of my AP Statistics class how to play Pokémon on their phones during class -- sorry, Mr. Cinelli).
TechCrunch
EQT snaps up API and identity management software company WSO2 for more than $600M
WSO2, a company that provides API management and identity and access management (IAM) services for enterprises, has been acquired by Swedish investment giant EQT. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but TechCrunch has learned via sources that the deal values WSO2 at "more than" $600 million, with EQT attaining a "significant majority" stake for the price. WSO2's products include an open-source API manager, comparable to something like Google's Apigee, which businesses use for building and integrating all their digital services, either in the cloud or on-premises.
TechCrunch
Allozymes puts its accelerated enzymatics to work on a data and AI play, raising $15M
Allozymes' ingenious method of quickly testing millions of bio-based chemical reactions is proving to be not just a useful service, but the basis of a unique and valuable dataset. The company just raised a $15 million series A to grow its business from a helpful service to a world-class resource. The company has grown to 32 people in the U.S., Europe and Singapore, and has 15 times the lab space, which it has used to accelerate its already exponentially faster enzyme-screening technique.
Autoblog
The 10 cheapest cars to drive per mile in 2024
A new iSeeCars study found that hybrids offer a much lower cost per mile than other fuel types.
Yahoo Life Shopping
The 25 best Mother's Day gifts for every budget in 2024
Find the perfect Mother's Day gift idea under $25, under $50, under $100 or under $200.
Engadget
Apex Legends is getting a solo mode for the first time in five years
Apex Legends will have a solo mode for the first time in five years when the new season starts on May 7. Respawn said as recently as January it had no plans to bring back the single-player option.
Engadget
Research indicates that carbon dioxide removal plans will not be enough to meet Paris treaty goals
New research indicates a large “emissions gap” between what actions nations have committed to help remove carbon from the atmosphere and what’s required to meet Paris treaty goals.
Yahoo Sports
The best RBs for 2024 fantasy football according to our analysts
The Yahoo Fantasy football analysts reveal their first running back rankings for the 2024 NFL season.
Engadget
The Apple Watch Series 9 is back on sale for $299, plus the rest of this week's best tech deals
This week, we found deals on gear from Samsung, Apple, Bose, Anker and more.
Yahoo Sports
NFL Draft Notebook, Part 2: How quickly will rookie RBs (and Brock Bowers) make a fantasy football impact?
Fantasy football analyst Dalton Del wraps up his series detailing his notes from the NFL Draft.
TechCrunch
How Y Combinator’s founder-matching service helped medical records AI startup Hona land $3M
Y Combinator is renowned in Silicon Valley for a lot of reasons, but there’s one service that has quietly become one of its most powerful: an online founder-matching tool. Recent Y Combinator grad Hona is an example, although its founders' meet-cute story is a bit more exciting than just using that tool.

News

Life

Entertainment

Finance

Sports

New on Yahoo

WATCH: SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

▶ STREAM THE LAUNCH LIVE

Recommended Stories

Internal pre-Starlink SpaceX financials show big spending on moonshot bets

Starlink terminals are reportedly being used by Russian forces in Ukraine

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft may finally take its first crewed flight next week

NASA is expanding its Wallops Island facility to support three times as many launches

Redfall’s two DLC heroes are still MIA a year later

BMW rules out a pickup, but it's open to launching a more rugged SUV

How to remove FHA mortgage insurance and lower your payments

The 25 best last-minute Mother's Day gifts to shop now

UFC 301: Anthony Smith confronts career reality after reconciling with the man who knocked his teeth out

How to play Pokémon and other Game Boy games on your iPhone

EQT snaps up API and identity management software company WSO2 for more than $600M

Allozymes puts its accelerated enzymatics to work on a data and AI play, raising $15M

The 10 cheapest cars to drive per mile in 2024

The 25 best Mother's Day gifts for every budget in 2024

Apex Legends is getting a solo mode for the first time in five years

Research indicates that carbon dioxide removal plans will not be enough to meet Paris treaty goals

The best RBs for 2024 fantasy football according to our analysts

The Apple Watch Series 9 is back on sale for $299, plus the rest of this week's best tech deals

NFL Draft Notebook, Part 2: How quickly will rookie RBs (and Brock Bowers) make a fantasy football impact?

How Y Combinator’s founder-matching service helped medical records AI startup Hona land $3M