The rocket's first stage will come back to Earth about eight minutes after liftoff, landing on a drone ship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of The Bahamas. SpaceX has traditionally parked its drone ships in the open ocean, but it recently signed a deal with The Bahamas that will open new opportunities to the company.

Scroll down to review live updates from the Tuesday, Feb. 18, liftoff of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on the Starlink 10-12 mission. Original story: It's a noteworthy SpaceX launch day — with a Falcon 9 rocket first-stage booster attempting to land on a drone ship in the Bahamas for the first time.