A wide-angle view of the Space X Falcon 9 rocket test firing at Kennedy Space Center’s launch pad 39A on March 9, 2017 during final preparations for it scheduled blastoff with the EchoStar 23 communications satellite. Watch in up to to 4k resolution.
Ariane 5
Photos: Ariane 5 rolls to launch pad with two commercial comsats
An Ariane 5 rocket emerged from the final assembly building at the Guiana Space Center in South America on Monday for the journey across the tropical spaceport to the ELA-3 launch zone, where the 179-foot-tall (54.8-meter) booster will lift off Tuesday with a pair of commercial communications satellites.
Mission Reports
Live coverage: SpaceX grounds launch to wait for better recovery weather
SpaceX scrubbed a Falcon 9 launch attempt Thursday, citing an issue associated with the planned recovery of the rocket’s first stage or payload fairing in the Atlantic Ocean. Officials later said the mission would be grounded to await improved weather in downrange recovery area in the Atlantic Ocean.
