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Watch Falcon 9 rocket lifted upright

June 1, 2017 Spaceflight Now

The Falcon 9 rocket that will launch a Dragon capsule packed with cargo destined for the International Space Station was raised into position at launch complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center.

Live coverage: SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule arrives at space station

June 1, 2017 Stephen Clark

Two days after blasting off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, SpaceX’s refurbished Dragon supply ship arrived at the International Space Station on Monday with nearly 6,000 pounds of experiments and equipment. Grapple of Dragon by the station’s robot arm occurred at 9:52 a.m. EDT (1352 GMT).

Timeline of SpaceX’s 35th Falcon 9 launch

May 31, 2017 Stephen Clark

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will go from Cape Canaveral to low Earth orbit in 10 minutes Thursday with a Dragon capsule heading for the International Space Station carrying nearly 6,000 pounds of supplies and experiments.

Refurbished SpaceX supply ship ready for liftoff Thursday

May 31, 2017 Stephen Clark

SpaceX will go for another first Thursday, this time flying a refurbished Dragon supply ship carrying nearly 6,000 pounds of cargo and experiments to the International Space Station nearly three years after its first mission.

Falcon 9 rocket fires engines in hold-down test for station resupply launch

May 28, 2017 Stephen Clark

SpaceX ran through countdown and fueling procedures with a Falcon 9 rocket at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday, culminating in ignition of the booster’s nine first stage Merlin engines in a customary check of the launcher’s readiness before liftoff Thursday with a Dragon supply ship for the International Space Station.

Video: SpaceX test-fires Falcon 9 rocket at pad 39A

May 28, 2017 Stephen Clark

Four days before its scheduled blastoff on a resupply run to the International Space Station, a Falcon 9 rocket ran through a countdown rehearsal and engine test Sunday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Live coverage: SpaceX prepares for station cargo launch

May 28, 2017 Spaceflight Now

A Falcon 9 rocket was raised into position at pad 39A on Sunday for a customary test firing of its nine first stage Merlin engines. The rocket is being readied for a launch Thursday with a Dragon capsule carrying supplies to the International Space Station.

Observers spot top secret satellite launched by SpaceX earlier this month

May 24, 2017 Stephen Clark

A network of amateur skywatchers and satellite observers have located a classified spacecraft owned by the National Reconnaissance Office, a U.S. government intelligence agency, in low Earth orbit after its launch May 1 from Florida aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

EchoStar, SES satellites enter service after March launches from Cape Canaveral

May 19, 2017 Stephen Clark

Two communications satellites launched from Cape Canaveral in March aboard Falcon 9 rockets, including a broadcasting craft that lifted off on SpaceX’s first re-flown booster, have entered commercial service, according to their owners.

Photos: SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket begins flight with Inmarsat satellite

May 18, 2017 Stephen Clark

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket took off for its sixth flight of the year Monday from launch pad 39A in Florida, lofting an Inmarsat mobile broadband communications satellite to an orbit more than 40,000 miles above Earth.