February 2015 – Page 7 – Spaceflight Now

Video: SpaceX launch scrubbed for upper level winds

February 10, 2015 Justin Ray

Unfavorable high-altitude winds force officials to halt the countdown to launch the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Deep Space Climate Observatory on Feb. 10.

Video: DSCOVR prepared for launch

February 10, 2015 Justin Ray

This narrated video clip shows NOAA’s Deep Space Climate Observatory being readied for launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Video: SpaceX Dragon departs space station

February 10, 2015 Justin Ray

The SpaceX Dragon capsule is released from the International Space Station’s robotic arm to fly home Tuesday.

ESA re-entry vehicle could pave way for reusable launcher

February 10, 2015 Stephen Clark

European engineers are eager to test an experimental re-entry demonstrator Wednesday to validate technologies for future robotic exploration probes, winged space planes, and reusable rocket boosters.

17 years later, Gore makes case for viewing Earth from deep space

February 9, 2015 Stephen Clark

After waiting nearly two decades for dream to become reality, former Vice President Al Gore said Sunday the mission he fostered in 1998 — finally ready for launch this week — will have important scientific and social impacts in humanity’s relationship with Earth.

SpaceX plans a busy day Tuesday

February 9, 2015 Stephen Clark

Tuesday is shaping up to be a busy day for SpaceX, with liftoff of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a space weather satellite, an experimental booster flyback maneuver to test reusable launch technologies, and the splashdown of a Dragon capsule returning from the International Space Station.

Month: February 2015

Video: SpaceX launch scrubbed for upper level winds

Video: DSCOVR prepared for launch

Video: SpaceX Dragon departs space station

ESA re-entry vehicle could pave way for reusable launcher

17 years later, Gore makes case for viewing Earth from deep space

SpaceX plans a busy day Tuesday

Falcon 9 countdown halted by faulty radar tracker

Video: SpaceX Falcon 9 countdown aborted

Video: Vice President Al Gore attends DSCOVR launch

Photos: SpaceX rocket standing on launch pad