Live coverage: Falcon 9 disintegrates after launch

The Starlink 12-22 mission was the 45 Starlink mission of the year. SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on May 24 at 1:19 p.m. EDT (1719 UTC).

Two NASA astronauts and an Italian flight engineer took shelter in the space station’s Russian segment Wednesday as mission control analyzed a possible leak of toxic ammonia coolant aboard the complex. Initial data indicated it was likely a false alarm.

The International Space Station received two cargo shipments this week from the U.S. and Russia. A SpaceX Dragon capsule berthed with the orbiting outpost on Thursday, February 23 and a Russian Progress cargo freighter docked a day later. Watch video highlights of the arrivals.