Brevard Space Coast launch sites rockets spaceX ULA NASA A quick look at which rockets liftoff from various Brevard launch sites. Liftoff! A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Kennedy Space Center on Thursday night, sending a Dragon cargo capsule on a 32-hour trek to dock with the International Space Station. NASA's 29th commercial resupply services mission soared into orbit on a northeasterly trajectory at 8:28 p.m. EDT from pad 39A under picture-perfect launch