On Wednesday, May 18 at 6:59 a.m. ET, SpaceX launched 53 Starlink satellites from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

This was the fifth flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Arabsat-6A, STP-2, COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation FM2, and now two Starlink missions.

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  NASA to Cover Crew Arrival to Launch Site, Flight Readiness Review (STM Daily News)
  The four members of the SpaceX Crew-5 mission pose for a portrait in their Crew Dragon flight suits at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. … NASA to Cover Crew Arrival to Launch Site, Flight Readiness Review STM Daily News!
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  Hilton to Design Suites for Starlab Space Station
  Hilton is set to design astronaut facilities for the private space station, Voyager-Space’s Starlab.
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  NASA Waves Off First Artemis I Launch Attempt, to Provide Media Update
  Following the Artemis I launch scrub Monday from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the agency will hold a media briefing at approximately 1 p.m. EDT today, Monday, Aug. 29, to discuss mission status. The briefing will livestream on NASA Television, the agency’s app, and on the agency’s website. Artemis I is… Read more: NASA Waves Off First Artemis I Launch Attempt, to Provide Media Update
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  Historic launch of Artemis I: Destination the Moon
  CNW Telbec/ – On Monday, August 29, NASA’s Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System (SLS) rocket will launch for the first time, as part of the Artemis I mission to the Moon. This uncrewed test flight will mark the return to the Moon after almost 50 years and the beginning of a new era of lunar exploration.… Read more: Historic launch of Artemis I: Destination the Moon
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  Artemis Mission Paves the Way for Return to the Moon Says SMU Planetary Scientist Working with NASA
  Matt Siegler, a research scientist at Southern Methodist University and the Planetary Science Institute who is participating in ongoing NASA missions, says the Artemis 1 launch could revive America’s ability to get humans back to the Moon. “Like Apollo, before we strap our best and brightest astronauts to the top of a rocket, we need… Read more: Artemis Mission Paves the Way for Return to the Moon Says SMU Planetary Scientist Working with NASA