SpaceX rocket launch near NASA Kennedy Space Center may be visible from Volusia County, including New Smyrna, Port Orange, Oak Hill and Daytona Beach

Following 9th test mission of its Starship spacecraft, SpaceX is looking to ramp up flights with launches from Texas and near Cape Canaveral, Florida.

SpaceX rocket launch near NASA Kennedy Space Center may be visible from Volusia County, including New Smyrna, Port Orange, Oak Hill and Daytona Beach

Depending on weather and cloud cover, a SpaceX rocket launch near NASA Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral may be seen in West Palm Beach, Florida.

While one is preparing for another launch, two former NASA astronauts were inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame.

The Sunshine State is hoping to move NASA's headquarters to the Space Coast. However, North Brevard County is losing funding. Is Florida losing the space race to Texas? FOX 35's Esther Bower has the latest information.

The next phase of testing is set to begin for NASA's crewed Artemis program, which aims to return humans to the moon, the administration announced Thursday, and will serve as a foundation for travel to Mars.

SpaceX successfully launched Starlink satellites from Florida on Wednesday morning. The liftoff happened at 9:30 a.m. from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. This was the 19th flight for the first-stage booster supporting this mission. The first stage landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean following the separation.

Brian Hughes, a longtime Florida-based consultant, was just named as Chief of Staff for NASA. “I am excited to continue my service to the Trump Administration and the nation,” Hughes said in a statement to Florida Politics. “The mission of NASA is so vital to our future, so I’m proud to accept this new opportunity.”