The SpaceX rocket lifted off at 8:36 p.m. from its launchpad at the California base and reached low Earth orbit about 8½ minutes later.

Leaks aboard the International Space Station, as well as on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, delayed Axiom's next private astronaut mission, but the crew now has a target launch date of June 19.

SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday evening. The launch is currently scheduled for 8:36 p.m. on June 16. A livestream of the launch is scheduled to start about five minutes before liftoff.

The twilight liftoff of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday night delivered a celestial show for the West Coast. The two-stage

Depending on weather and clouds, a rocket launch from NASA Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral may be seen from Daytona to West Palm Beach, Florida

Depending on weather and clouds, a rocket launch from NASA Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral may be seen from Daytona to West Palm Beach, Florida

Depending on weather and clouds, a rocket launch near NASA Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral may be seen from Vero Beach to Fort Pierce, Florida.

United Launch Alliance is prepped for its second launch of the year on another mission amid Amazon’s effort to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink internet constellation.