The launch of a commercial Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon cargo ship on a supply run to the International Space Station. Liftoff from launch complex 39A occurred at 5:07pm EDT (2107 GMT) on June 3, 2017. This is a replay of the NASA Television live coverage.
Atlas 5
Air Force’s fourth AEHF communications satellite successfully launched from Florida
A $1.8 billion U.S. Air Force communications satellite rode a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket into orbit Wednesday from Cape Canaveral, joining three similar craft perched more than 22,000 miles above Earth to ensure government leaders can remain in contact with military commanders in the worst-case scenario of nuclear war.
Mission Reports
Whitson’s station expedition extended three months
NASA and Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, have agreed to extend astronaut Peggy Whitson’s stay aboard the International Space Station by three months to enable uninterrupted research aboard the orbital laboratory during a period when Russia is temporarily reducing its crew complement, the U.S. space agency said Wednesday.