2 rockets to launch within 24 hours from Cape Canaveral this weekend
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - It's going to be a busy weekend on Florida's Space Coast.
Two rocket launches are scheduled for lift-off within 24 hours of each other.
The first is expected to happen Saturday morning. United Launch Alliance (ULA) will launch an Atlas V rocket carrying a U.S. military spaceplane into orbit.
The launch window this Saturday opens at 8 a.m. and closes at 10:30 a.m. ET. Lift-off time is currently scheduled for 8:24 a.m. There is a 40% chance for favorable weather conditions for launch.
On Sunday, SpaceX will send up a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral carrying its next batch of Starlink satellites. Lift-off is targeted for 3:53 a.m. ET.
The two launches are ahead of SpaceX's first-manned flight from the Space Coast since 2011.
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Astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley will make history on the first Crew Dragon to the International Space Station in nearly a decade.
Lift-off is set for May 27 with the launch window at 4:33 p.m. ET.
When the rockets go up, you'll be able to watch it LIVE on FOX 35 News.