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 another batch of its Starlink broadband satellites late Tuesday night (May 20), atop a Falcon 9 rocket that was flying for the first time ever.

A reason for the abort was not provided, with SpaceX later updating that the event was an auto abort. The rocket and payload were stated to be in good condition. SpaceX has confirmed liftoff is targeted for no earlier than 11:18 p.