Live updates from Saturday morning’s SpaceX Starlink 12-16 mission that launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

SpaceX is plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket with 23 Starlink satellites on Tuesday afternoon. Liftoff is targeted for 3:57 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Starlink has extended its reach across the public and private sectors in just a few years. Government-funded contracts include military and emergency services applications. The

The Pentagon press secretary’s past internet behavior is in focus, a book about Facebook rises up the charts and more — all in this week’s Tech Drop.

Trump administration officials said the company donated the internet service, saying the gift had been vetted by the lawyer overseeing ethics issues in the White House Counsel’s Office.