A brand-new SpaceX rocket just earned its wings. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Tuesday (May 20) at 11:19 p.m. EDT (0319 GMT on May 21), carrying 23 of the company's Starlink broadband satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO).

On the night of May 20, a SpaceX rocket launched from Cape Canaveral for its first time. The mission was the latest batch of Starlink satellites.

SpaceX launched 23 Starlink V2 Mini satellites with a new Falcon 9 booster, including 13 equipped for direct-to-cell service.

The Federal Aviation Administration has cleared SpaceX to perform the ninth test flight of its Starship rocket system, following back-to-back explosions

The FAA announced the decision today (May 22) after taking a long look at the anomaly that occurred on Starship 's most recent mission, which launched on March 6. "The FAA conducted a comprehensive safety review of the SpaceX Starship Flight 8 mishap and determined that the company has satisfactorily addressed the causes of the mishap,

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday said it approved SpaceX's Starship to return to flight after its explosive test failure in March, allowing Elon Musk's space company to launch from Texas as soon as next week after redrawing hazard zones along the rocket's flight path.