When it does launch, a SpaceX Dragon capsule with four astronauts in it will be carried by a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.<\/p>\n
\u27a4 Business is booming:\u00a0<\/strong>Florida’s Space Coast is one of fastest-growing economies in U.S.<\/a><\/p>\n Though rockets launch in Florida from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center near Merritt Island, Florida, or Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, people from the First Coast can sometimes see this Florida phenomenon.<\/p>\n Weather permitting and depending on cloud cover, a rocket launch from Florida\u2019s Space Coast<\/a>\u00a0could be visible as far north as Jacksonville Beach and Daytona Beach to as far south as Vero Beach and West Palm Beach. When there\u2019s a launch window in the middle of the night or very early morning, there\u2019s an\u00a0opportunity for unique photos \u2014 the rocket lights up the dark sky and the contrail after<\/a>\u00a0makes for a great photo.<\/p>\n Why is the ISS leaking? <\/strong>What to know after SpaceX Axiom’s Florida launch delay<\/a><\/p>\n Below is more information on rocket launches in Florida and suggestions on where to watch them from the First Coast.<\/p>\n For questions or comments, email FLORIDA TODAY Space Reporter Rick Neale at rneale@floridatoday.com or Space Reporter Brooke Edwards at bedwards@floridatoday.com. For more space news from the USA TODAY Network, visit\u00a0floridatoday.com\/space<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tom Cruise and untitled SpaceX project: <\/strong>‘Mission: Impossible’ star who lives in Florida may shoot a film in outer space<\/a><\/p>\n When is SpaceX launching from Florida? Wednesday, June 25: SpaceX-Axiom Space Ax-4 The official crew portrait of Axiom Mission 4, the fourth private astronaut mission from Axiom Space to the International Space Station. From left are, Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla from India, Commander Peggy Whitson from the U.S., and Mission Specialists S\u0142awosz Uzna\u0144ski-Wi\u015bniewski from Poland and Tibor Kapu from Hungary.<\/p>\n Mission:<\/strong> Axiom Space\u2019s fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Launch<\/strong>: 3:42 a.m. ET Wednesday, June 25, 2025<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Launch location:<\/strong>\u00a0Launch Pad 39A from Kennedy Space Center in Florida<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Sonic booms for the Space Coast of Florida:<\/strong>\u00a0Yes<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n Live coverage starts two hours minutes before liftoff at\u00a0floridatoday.com\/space<\/a>:<\/strong>\u00a0You can watch live rocket launch coverage from\u00a0USA TODAY Network\u2019s Space Team, which consists of FLORIDA TODAY space reporters Rick Neale and Brooke Edwards and visuals journalists Craig Bailey, Malcolm Denemark and Tim Shortt. Our Space Team will provide up-to-the-minute updates in a mobile-friendly live blog, complete with a countdown clock, at\u00a0floridatoday.com\/space, starting two hours before liftoff. You can download the free\u00a0FLORIDA TODAY app, which is available in the\u00a0App Store\u00a0or\u00a0Google Play, or type\u00a0floridatoday.com\/space<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0into your browser.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Live weather radar: Will it rain in Melbourne, Cocoa Beach or Cape Canaveral, Florida, today? Will weather cancel a rocket launch? Shown is the National Weather Service-Melbourne radar, which shows conditions in real-time for the Space Coast, Brevard County, Orlando and other parts of Florida. The current date and time show up on the bottom right of this radar embed; otherwise, you may need to clear your cache.<\/p>\n Where to see SpaceX rocket launch in Jacksonville, Florida. Can you see rocket launches from Duval County, Florida?<\/p>\n Depending on trajectory, weather and cloud cover, there have been sightings of a SpaceX Falcon 9 or United Launch Alliance Delta Heavy rocket launch over the skies of Jacksonville, Florida, which is north of Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.<\/p>\n Where to see a rocket launch in Jacksonville, Florida, area:<\/strong><\/p>\n Jacksonville Beach, Florida<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Atlantic Beach and West Atlantic Beach, Florida<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, which touches south Jacksonville Beach<\/p>\n<\/li>\n St. Augustine, Florida, which is less than an hour away<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/4fd2ad451514f1f6bb48452c87c1ce2b.jpeg\"\/)
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