Spaceflight Now | Falcon Launch Report | Falcon 9 reaches launch pad

The Mission

		Rocket: Falcon 9 Payload: Dragon Date: June 4, 2010 Window: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. EDT (1500-1900 GMT) Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, Florida Mission Status Center Rocket assembly story Hangar gallery Falcon rolls out for tests Views of rocket on pad Fuel flows into Falcon 9 Firing the engines Obama pays a visit Falcon rolls out for launch Rollout photos Launch preview story Successful blastoff Photos of Falcon's liftoff Falcon 9 user's guide Our Falcon archive

NewsAlert

		Sign up for our NewsAlert service and have the latest news in astronomy and space e-mailed direct to your desktop. Enter your e-mail address: Privacy note: your e-mail address will not be used for any other purpose.

Falcon 9 reaches launch pad
SPACEFLIGHT NOW
Posted: February 21, 2010

The 154-foot-tall Falcon 9 rocket, topped by a Dragon capsule test unit, rolled out to its Cape Canaveral launch pad this weekend. The booster will undergo compatibility checks, a fueling test and an engine static fire next week, if schedules allow.

Photo credit: SpaceX

Photo credit: SpaceX

Photo credit: Chris Thompson/SpaceX

MISSION STATUS CENTER

INDEX | PLUS | NEWS ARCHIVE | LAUNCH SCHEDULE
ASTRONOMY NOW | STORE

ADVERTISE