SpaceX is targeting a late Wednesday night launch of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink internet satellites to low Earth orbit.

SpaceX is now targeting 11:45 p.m. EST to launch the Falcon 9 rocket and 21 internet-beaming satellites from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Backup launch opportunities remain available until 2:47 a.

The rocket carried a lunar lander named Athena which will reach the Moon in about a week. Once there, it will measure gases from the lunar soil near the Moon's south pole. The Artemis mission's stated long-term goal is to establish a permanent base on the Moon.