Live updates from the launch of the SpaceX Starlink 12-2 mission which lifted off at 12:35 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 23 from KSC Pad 39A.

Scrub recap: Live updates from the Falcon 9 mission which scrubbed upon liftoff early Saturday, December 21. SpaceX planned to ring in the weekend with the 91st launch of the year from the Space Coast − however, SpaceX launch director could be heard calling "abort!" right upon liftoff. The rocket's nine engines fired, but nothing happened.

Blue Origin also has the hope of joining SpaceX in the business of landing and reusing its first stage booster. Months ago, the company's landing platform was spotted with a "tester" first stage booster at Port Canaveral. Spectators stopped to watch as the mock up New Glenn first stage sat next to a recently flown SpaceX Falcon 9.

SpaceX launched a new round of 21 Starlink satellites into lower Earth orbit, 13 of which can contact cell phones directly.

The first hour of Monday, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida, which delivered a batch of Starlink satellites.

SpaceX launched 21 Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Space Coast early Monday morning (Dec. 23) and landed the returning rocket on a ship at sea.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – In a midnight spectacle, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket soared into the sky at 12:35 a.m. EST on 23 December, delivering 21 Starlink satellites into orbit and breaking its own turnaround record for pad 39A.