LIFTOFF! SpaceX launches USSF-432 Space Force mission from California, sticks landing

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched USSF-432, a classified mission for the U.S. Space Force, from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on November 6, 2026, Pacific time. The first stage, on its eighth flight, was set to land on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific Ocean. The booster previously launched GPS III-8 and six Starlink missions. Video Credit: SpaceX