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Time-lapse: Starship chopsticks carriage rotated to vertical

January 14, 2023

The carriage that will carry the chopsticks mechanism up and down the Florida Starship launch pad tower was rotated vertical and lifted on to a support structure on Jan. 7, 2023.

Lunar Flashlight principal investigator speaks to Spaceflight Now

December 1, 2022

Spaceflight Now’s Stephen Clark interviews Barbara Cohen, Lunar Flashlight principal investigator from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. The Lunar Flashlight CubeSat will be a rideshare payload alongside the ispace Hakuto-R Mission 1.

Falcon 9 goes upright ahead of private moon mission

November 30, 2022

In this time-lapse video a Falcon 9 rocket is seen going upright at Cape Canaveral’s launch pad 40 on Nov. 29, 2022, ahead of the planned launch of ispace’s HAKUTO-R Mission 1, the first privately-led Japanese mission to attempt a lunar landing.

Live coverage: Artemis 1 moon rocket to return to hangar as hurricane threatens Florida

September 23, 2022

NASA has decided to roll the SLS moon rocket back to the Vehicle Assembly Building as Florida continues to be threatened by Hurricane Ian.

Video: Replay of Artemis 1 wet dress rehearsal, now with countdown audio

September 1, 2022

More than two months after a practice countdown for the Artemis 1 launch, NASA has released audio from the launch team after gaining export control clearance. The audio provides a sneak peek of what to expect on launch day.

A booster with no name

July 20, 2022

A SpaceX Falcon 9 booster with no markings rolled by the VAB recently. Note the driver of the transporter assisting with his foot.

Watch a live view of SpaceX’s pad 39A (members only)

July 20, 2022

Watch a live view of launch pad 39A as construction ramps up on the company’s Florida launch pad for SpaceX’s Starship project. (Live video during daylight hours)

Watch live: SpaceX’s launch pad 39A (members only)

June 16, 2022

Watch a live view of launch pad 39A as construction ramps up on the company’s Florida launch pad for SpaceX’s Starship project.

4K Video: The launch of Crew 4 as seen from the press site

May 2, 2022

The launch of the Crew 4 mission as seen by Spaceflight Now’s camera at the Kennedy Space Center Press Site.

Hydrazine loading operations conclude at the SLS launch pad

March 25, 2022

Technicians wearing protective self-contained suits loaded toxic hydrazine fuel into the Space Launch System’s hydraulic power units Friday on pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center. NASA is gearing up for a countdown dress rehearsal which could start as soon as April 1.