Expect the descending Falcon 9 first-stage booster to generate Space Coast sonic booms after liftoff by landing at Cape Canaveral ... Park Pier at the mouth of Port Canaveral.

Check back for live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team launch updates on this page, starting about 90 minutes before this afternoon's SpaceX launch window opens.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 booster suffered damage during a Starlink mission landing, resulting in a rare sight at Port Canaveral ... NASA rocket launch schedule at Cape Canaveral The Starlink satellites ...

Port Canaveral's cruise operations were shut down for 16 1/2 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The port received $72.21 million in federal aid from the American Rescue Plan Act to offset losses.