SpaceX's upper-stage spacecraft made a soft, controlled landing on water at the end of its 11th test flight on Monday.

The SpaceX Falcon 9 will rise from Launch Complex 40 along a northeasterly trajectory, then deploy 28 Starlink broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit.

SpaceX's company town has formed a volunteer fire department, extending control over both the emergency response and permitting process as the company looks to expand Starbase.

This was arguably SpaceX's most successful Starship test flight to date. The only flight with a similar claim occurred one year ago Monday, when the company caught the rocket's Super Heavy booster back at the launch pad after soaring to the uppermost fringes of the atmosphere.

SpaceX and United Launch Alliance will share in $1.1 billion for seven missions, the latest round of deals in the National Security Space Launch program.

Space Coast Office of Tourism data shows overnight visitors who primarily travel to Brevard County to see a launch spend an average of $231 per day.

Starbase will be using its power for the first time this week ahead of Monday’s planned launch of a Starship from SpaceX’s rocket development and launch site.