The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral early Wednesday, carrying 28 satellites into low Earth orbit. This was the 75th Falcon 9 launch of the year. The booster rocket landed on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean eight minutes after liftoff.

SpaceX lit up the Southern California skies Monday night with the launch of its Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The rocket, carrying 26 Starlink satellites, blasted off at 8:36 p.m.

As new rockets and space companies arrive on the scene, this workhorse of a rocket, the Falcon 9, remains the most common rocket launched from Florida launch pads. It debuted 15 years ago this week, and has changed not only the launch cadence on the Space Coast but the entire industry.