Live coverage of SpaceX’s preparations for the next Falcon 9 rocket launch from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission will launch the Intelsat 35e telecom satellite to cover the Americas, Europe and trans-Atlantic communications traffic. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
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SpaceX’s Dragon supply ship returns to Earth
Wrapping up SpaceX’s fourth operational resupply flight to the International Space Station, a Dragon cargo capsule departed the high-flying research complex, dropped out of orbit and descended to a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Pacific Ocean with nearly 3,300 pounds of biological specimens and hardware.
