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Live view of the Falcon 9 at launch complex 40 (members only)

December 5, 2018

SpaceX is preparing for its second Falcon 9 rocket launch in two days, with liftoff of a space station-bound Dragon supply ship from Cape Canaveral planned at 1:16 p.m. EST (1816 GMT) Wednesday. The Falcon 9’s first stage will target a landing back at Cape Canaveral around eight minutes after launch.

Live from Launch Pad 39A (members only)

November 10, 2018

A live view of launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center where SpaceX is getting ready to launch the launch the Es’hail 2 communications satellite.

Multiple replays of the Soyuz launch and abort

October 12, 2018

Replays from cameras at the Baikonur Cosmodrome capture the launch of a Soyuz booster from different angles.

Watch a replay of the Soyuz launch and abort

October 11, 2018

Watch as Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin and NASA astronaut Nick Hague launch aboard a Soyuz rocket bound for the International Space Station but a Soyuz booster failure cut short their ascent into orbit.

Live clean audio coverage: Final Delta 2 rocket set for launch (members only)

September 15, 2018

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket with NASA’s ICESat 2 satellite to measure global ice sheets.

Watch live: SLS launch platform rolls to the VAB (members only)

September 7, 2018

Watch as NASA rolls the SLS mobile launch platform from launch pad 39B to the Vehicle Assembly building at the Kennedy Space Center.

SpaceX conducts engine test fire for communications satellite launch (members only)

September 6, 2018

SpaceX test fires a Falcon 9 rocket in readiness for its planned 8 September 2018 launch carrying the Telstar 18 VANTAGE communications satellite.

Watch live: SLS Mobile Launch Platform moves to pad 39B (members only)

August 30, 2018

Watch live as NASA moves the mobile platform intended to carry NASA’s Space Launch System to launch pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Watch a time-lapse of the Crew Dragon access arm installation (members only)

August 20, 2018

The access arm that will be used by astronauts boarding SpaceX’s Crew Dragon space capsule was installed on the gantry at launch complex 39A on August 20, 2018.

Live: launch pad 39A (members only)

August 16, 2018

Watch live video from the Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A as work is underway to install the crew access arm for the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule.