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Video: Rosetta scientist Matt Taylor on the end of mission

September 29, 2016 Spaceflight Now

Astronomy Now speaks with Matt Taylor, Rosetta project scientist, at the European Space Agency’s mission control in Darmstadt, Germany, about the plan to crash land the spacecraft on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.

OSIRIS-REx launch as seen from NASA Press Site

September 8, 2016 Spaceflight Now

The OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample retrieval mission atop an Atlas 5 rocket lifts off from launch complex 41, as seen by our camera at the NASA Kennedy Space Center press site.

Live coverage: Explosion at Falcon 9 launch pad

September 1, 2016 Spaceflight Now

An explosion has occurred at launch complex 40 where a Falcon 9 rocket was scheduled for a routine pre-launch static test fire of its nine Merlin main engines.

NROL-61 satellite launched Thursday spotted in space by sky-watchers

July 30, 2016 Spaceflight Now

Sky-watchers with a passion for looking up and tracking satellites with remarkable precision have made quick work of locating the spacecraft launched atop an Atlas 5 rocket on Thursday.

Atlas 5 launches NROL-61 as seen from the NASA Press Site

July 28, 2016 Spaceflight Now

An Atlas 5 rocket lifts off in the early morning Sun from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral carrying a top secret satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. (Membership required)

SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon Test Flight (December 8, 2010)

June 16, 2016 Spaceflight Now

Watch a Falcon 9 rocket lift off from Cape Canaveral on December 8, 2010, at 10:43 a.m. EST (1543 GMT) on the COTS (Commercial Orbital Transportation Services) Demo Flight 1. It was the first test flight of the Dragon cargo ship.

Atlas 5/Cygnus NASA TV broadcast

March 23, 2016 Spaceflight Now

The NASA TV broadcast of the launch of an Atlas 5 rocket carrying the Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo ship bound for the International Space Station on March 22, 2016. (Membership Required)

Atlas 5/Cygnus post-launch press conference

March 23, 2016 Spaceflight Now

Watch the post-launch press conference held at the Kennedy Space Center following the successful launch of an Atlas 5 carrying Orbital ATK’s Cygnus AO-6 cargo craft, which is headed to the International Space Station.

Atlas/Cygnus pre-launch news conference

March 21, 2016 Spaceflight Now

Watch the pre-launch news conference held Monday, March 21 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to preview liftoff of the Orbital ATK commercial Cygnus cargo ship aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket for the International Space Station.

Cygnus OA-6: What’s onboard?

March 21, 2016 Spaceflight Now

Watch the briefing to learn what is aboard the Orbital ATK Cygnus OA-6 resupply freighter launching to the International Space Station on March 22 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas-5 rocket.