Overview

• Space Coast sets a new launch record in 2023 with 72 orbital missions, with the pace expected to increase to nearly twice-weekly by the end of 2024.
• SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully launches the Starlink 6-40 mission, marking the 13th Space Coast launch in 2024.
• SpaceX Crew-8 mission, the first astronaut flight of 2024, is scheduled for March 2, aiming to send four astronauts to the ISS.
• Upcoming missions include the Europe Clipper mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa and the Artemis lunar rover mission to explore the moon’s south pole.
• SpaceX continues to dominate Space Coast launches, with significant contributions to human spaceflight and satellite deployment.