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SpaceX plans to launch 26 Starlink satellites from its Falcon 9 rocket on Monday evening, which should be visible above Southern California after sunset.
Another six space tourists are preparing for Blue Origin's next human spaceflight, which will send the crew on a trip high above Earth's atmosphere.
The United Launch Alliance liftoff planned for Monday with dozens of new satellites to join Amazon's "Project Kuiper" mission was delayed due to engineering issues.
The third rocket launch of June from California could be widely visible in the sky, with sonic booms audible for some residents.
Californians have plenty more chances to catch a rocket launch in June from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County.
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That mission, Ax-4, is Axiom's fourth crewed flight to the International Space Station (ISS). It was slated to launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on June 11, but a liquid oxygen leak discovered in the booster delayed things by a day. That was followed by the detection of another leak, but this time at Ax-4's orbital destination.
SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday evening. The launch is currently scheduled for 8:36 p.m. on June 16. A livestream of the launch is scheduled to start about five minutes before liftoff.
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