SpaceX is targeting late Monday night for the launch of a commercial communications satellite. The launch is set for 10:34 p.m. Pacific Time from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The EchoStar 23 satellite is expected to deploy about 34 minutes after the launch. This time, Hawthorne-based SpaceX will not attempt to land its first-stage rocket booster on the ground or at sea. It's a bet on driverless carsDon't expect a space race between SpaceX and NASA.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 13, 2017 17:06 UTC