Following these missions, NASA's Crew-9 mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 is planned for September 24, involving a science expedition to the International Space Station with a partially original crew.

Florida's Space Coast has hosted 61 orbital rocket launches through August 2023, and is on track to break the annual record of 72 launches set the previous year.

Additionally, Blue Origin is gearing up for its New Glenn rocket's maiden flight no earlier than October 13, aiming to send NASA's ESCAPADE mission to Mars.

Live coverage for all these launches will be available on floridatoday.com/space, with specific start times noted for each event.

A SpaceX mission named Polaris Dawn, featuring a four-civilian crew, is set to launch no earlier than September 7, with a potential window opening at 3:33 a.m.

SpaceX is the dominant player in this surge, accounting for 57 of the 61 launches, while United Launch Alliance (ULA) conducted the remaining four.

Notable ULA launches this year include the first Vulcan rocket on January 8, the last Delta IV Heavy on April 9, Boeing's Starliner maiden mission on June 5, and the final Atlas V launch on July 30.

Looking ahead, SpaceX is also preparing to launch NASA's Europa Clipper mission on October 10, which is designed to study Jupiter's moon Europa.

Before Polaris Dawn, a SpaceX Starlink mission is scheduled for September 5, which will deploy 21 satellites.