SpaceX is planning for another Falcon 9 rocket launch this week at Vandenberg Space Force Base. The launch is currently scheduled for 6:07 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 23. Following stage separation, about eight minutes after liftoff, SpaceX will aim to land the rocket's first stage booster on a droneship in the Pacific Ocean.

SpaceX halted the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday with 11 seconds to spare after a plane allegedly flew into restricted airspace near the launchpad. The California exhibition set to send Starlink satellites into orbit fell apart at the last minute when an aircraft encroached on the rocket’s launch space,

Community members sounded off Thursday night at a meeting in Lompoc over the proposal that could double the annual launches.