Watch replays of the launch and landing of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon cargo ship to the International Space Station. The SpaceX commercial launch vehicle lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 10:36am EST (1536 GMT) on December 15, 2017. The rocket’s first stage landed back at the Cape less than eight minutes later.
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Sierra Nevada confirms ULA will launch first two Dream Chaser cargo missions
Sierra Nevada and United Launch Alliance have announced the most powerful version of the Atlas 5 rocket, with five strap-on boosters and a twin-engine upper stage, will send the first two Dream Chaser cargo missions to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral in 2020 and 2021, a schedule that still must be confirmed by NASA.
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SpaceX makes another space station cargo delivery
A commercial supply ship owned and operated by SpaceX arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday, delivering a pair of NASA experiments to demonstrate satellite refueling techniques and monitor changes in Earth’s forests, along with a special holiday menu of turkey, candied yams, cranberry sauce and shortbread cookies.
