SpaceX Rocket Wows While Delivering Spy Satellites Into Orbit

SpaceX Rocket Wows While Delivering Spy Satellites into Orbit

With a wall- and window-rattling return, a Falcon 9 first-stage landing at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Friday marked the West Coast’s third consecutive touchdown of 2026 as the rocket provided a thrill for viewers en route to placing spy satellites in orbit. The two-stage rocket manufactured by SpaceX blasted off at 8:39 p.m. from Space Launch Complex-4 as spectators at a Vandenberg Village viewing site exclaimed “Oh, wow” and “Oh my gosh.” M…

SpaceX set to launch NROL-105 mission tonight from Vandenberg; sonic boom expected

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch the NROL-105 mission tonight from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base with a return-to -base landing. Local residents expected to experience one or more sonic booms.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg, California Space Force Base

SpaceX plans for Falcon 9 launch of the NROL-105 mission on Friday evening.