Falcon 9 – Page 134 – Spaceflight Now

June 1, 2023

Breaking News

[ May 31, 2023 ] SpaceX delivers 52 more Starlink satellites into orbit Falcon 9
[ May 31, 2023 ] Private astronauts splash down to close out 9-day commercial research mission Mission Reports
[ May 30, 2023 ] Live coverage: SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites from California Falcon 9
[ May 30, 2023 ] Live coverage: U.S.-Saudi commercial astronaut crew returns to Earth Mission Reports
[ May 30, 2023 ] Chinese astronaut launch breaks record for most people in orbit Mission Reports

Space weather observatory blasts off after 17-year wait

February 12, 2015 Stephen Clark

An interplanetary space weather station rocketed away from Cape Canaveral aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday, speeding toward a remote operating post a million miles from Earth to help forecasters warn of intense solar storms.

Photos: Falcon 9 launch from Press Site

February 12, 2015 Justin Ray

Launch of Falcon 9 from the Turn Basin at the NASA-KSC Press Site.

Video: Falcon 9 launch of DSCOVR

February 11, 2015 Justin Ray

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral with the Deep Space Climate Observatory, beginning a new day in space weather forecasting. Liftoff occurred at 6:03:32 p.m. EST on Feb. 11.

SpaceX to forgo booster recovery on Wednesday’s launch

February 11, 2015 Stephen Clark

SpaceX says it is giving up on landing the Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean after Wednesday’s launch of a NOAA space weather observatory due to rough seas in the booster recovery zone off Florida’s East Coast.

Commercial Dragon supply ship returns to Earth

February 11, 2015 Stephen Clark

SpaceX’s Dragon supply ship wrapped up a 29-day stay at the International Space Station on Tuesday, departing the complex with nearly 3,700 pounds of research specimens, a balky spacesuit and experimental 3D printed parts before re-entering the atmosphere and splashing down in the Pacific Ocean.

Falcon 9 launch scrubbed by high winds aloft

February 11, 2015 Stephen Clark

Unfavorable high-altitude winds above Cape Canaveral on Tuesday kept a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket loaded with a NOAA space weather observatory on the ground another day.

Video: SpaceX launch scrubbed for upper level winds

February 10, 2015 Justin Ray

Unfavorable high-altitude winds force officials to halt the countdown to launch the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Deep Space Climate Observatory on Feb. 10.

Video: DSCOVR prepared for launch

February 10, 2015 Justin Ray

This narrated video clip shows NOAA’s Deep Space Climate Observatory being readied for launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

17 years later, Gore makes case for viewing Earth from deep space

February 9, 2015 Stephen Clark

After waiting nearly two decades for dream to become reality, former Vice President Al Gore said Sunday the mission he fostered in 1998 — finally ready for launch this week — will have important scientific and social impacts in humanity’s relationship with Earth.

SpaceX plans a busy day Tuesday

February 9, 2015 Stephen Clark

Tuesday is shaping up to be a busy day for SpaceX, with liftoff of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a space weather satellite, an experimental booster flyback maneuver to test reusable launch technologies, and the splashdown of a Dragon capsule returning from the International Space Station.