SpaceX Starship 25 and Super Heavy booster 9 launched to orbit from the Starbase facility in South Texas. See tracking cam footage of the booster engine cutoff and stage separation. Credit: SpaceX | edited by Space.

SpaceX won $739M in U.S. Space Force NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 task orders to launch SDA and NRO missions from FY2026 to FY2028.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force announced Jan. 9 it awarded SpaceX nine national security space launch missions worth $739 million, issuing task orders under the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 program.

For the second time in 2026, a SpaceX rocket is due to blast off from Southern California. Here's where (and what time) you may spot Falcon 9 liftoff