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Watch the Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon arrive at the launch pad (members only)

March 1, 2019

The Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rocket roll to the launch pad on a foggy Florida morning before going upright shortly before sunset later in the day.

Watch live views of the Crew Dragon launch pad (members only)

February 26, 2019

Watch live views of launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center as SpaceX prepares to launch the Crew Dragon on its first test flight.

Take an aerial 4K video tour of the Crew Dragon atop Falcon 9

February 26, 2019

Take an aerial 4K video tour of the Crew Dragon atop the Falcon 9 rocket on launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center during earlier pre-launch testing.

Watch the launch of a Falcon 9 with natural sound

February 23, 2019

The launch of the Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Nusantara Satu communications satellite, formerly known as PSN 6, SpaceIL’s lunar lander, named Beresheet, and the Air Force Research Laboratory’s S5 space situational awareness satellite.

Watch live views of the Falcon 9 at Launch Complex 40 (members only)

February 22, 2019

Live views of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida as it is readied to launch the Indonesian Nusantara Satu communications satellite, the Beresheet lunar lander for SpaceIL, and the S5 space surveillance satellite for the Air Force Research Laboratory.

Video: Zoomed in view of ignition of Falcon 9 engines in prelaunch test (members only)

January 25, 2019

Watch a zoomed in view of the Falcon 9 rocket with the first Crew Dragon capsule atop, briefly fire its engines for a crucial pre-launch test on Jan. 24, 2019 at launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center.

Video: Falcon 9 with Crew Dragon briefly ignites engines (members only)

January 24, 2019

Watch as a Falcon 9 rocket with the first Crew Dragon capsule atop, briefly fired its engines for a crucial pre-launch test on Jan. 24, 2019.

Live view of launch pad 39A as SpaceX readies first Crew Dragon for launch (members only)

January 21, 2019

A live view of launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center where SpaceX is preparing for a test flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft without astronauts aboard.

Time-lapse: The Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon roll to the launch pad (members only)

January 7, 2019

In this time-lapse video, the Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon atop rolls to launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center for the first time on January 3. The rocket was then lifted vertical for a series of fit checks and tests.

Video: The New Horizons team hold news conference after flyby declared a success

January 1, 2019

Watch as the New Horizons team hold a press conference an hour after they received confirmation that the spacecraft had successfully flown by Ultima Thule and had recorded the expected amount of science data.