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Orion’s Delta 4-Heavy rocket moved to launch pad

October 1, 2014 Spaceflight Now

The booster rocket that will launch NASA’s next-generation Orion space capsule on a two-orbit, four-hour shakedown cruise in December has been rolled to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral.

Space surveillance craft launched by Delta 4 rocket

July 28, 2014 Spaceflight Now

A pair of covertly developed inspector satellites to monitor collision threats and nefarious activities in geosynchronous orbit for U.S. Strategic Command blasted off aboard a Delta 4 rocket.

Shuttle Atlantis unwrapped ahead of public debut

April 25, 2013 Spaceflight Now

Workers removed the protective wrap that has cocooned space shuttle Atlantis while its $100 million new home was built around it at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.

Launch of the Curiosity Mars rover

November 26, 2011 Spaceflight Now

This video captures the final portion of the launch countdown and follows the Atlas 5 rocket’s flight through arrival in the preliminary orbit carrying the Curiosity rover headed for Mars. (Membership Required)

STS-135: The final space shuttle landing

July 21, 2011 Spaceflight Now

VIDEO: By the light of a waning moon, the space shuttle Atlantis returned to Earth on July 21, dropping out of predawn darkness to close out NASA’s 135th and final shuttle voyage, a long-awaited – and long-dreaded – milestone marking the end of an era for American manned space flight. (Membership Required)

STS-135 crew module camera: astronauts rocket off the launch pad

July 8, 2011 Spaceflight Now

This video from a camera on Atlantis’ flight deck shows what it’s like to launch into orbit aboard the space shuttle. The footage begins with the final countdown to blastoff and continues through the astronauts getting out of their seats to see the jettisoned fuel tank fall away. (Membership Required)

Articles by Spaceflight Now

Orion’s Delta 4-Heavy rocket moved to launch pad

Space surveillance craft launched by Delta 4 rocket

Shuttle Atlantis unwrapped ahead of public debut

Launch of the Curiosity Mars rover

STS-135: The final space shuttle landing

STS-135 crew module camera: astronauts rocket off the launch pad

STS-135: The final shuttle launch

Timelapse video: The final space shuttle assembled for flight

STS-133 onboard camera launch video

Video: Tower rollback prior to launch of Mars Pathfinder atop a Delta 2