Falcon 9 NASA, SpaceX launch SPHEREx and PUNCH missions following spacecraft-driven scrub March 10, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith The infrared space telescope and Sun-centric missions will launch on a rideshare Falcon 9 flight from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday, March 10. Liftoff happened Tuesday, March 11, at 8:10 p.m. PDT (11:10 p.m. EDT, 0310 UTC).