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Photos: Falcon 9 rocket soars into overcast sky from pad 39A

February 23, 2017 Stephen Clark

Check out one more gallery of photos from Sunday’s blastoff of a SpaceX Falcon rocket from launch pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Drone’s view of Sunday’s SpaceX rocket landing

February 20, 2017 Stephen Clark

Check out a dazzling drone’s-eye view of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket booster returning to an on-target landing at Cape Canaveral a few minutes after launching Sunday with more than 2.5 tons of space station cargo.

Photos: Falcon 9 rocket blasts off from pad 39A, then lands nearby

February 20, 2017 Stephen Clark

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket took off from launch pad 39A, a historic facility under lease from NASA, and delivered to orbit an uncrewed supply ship heading for the International Space Station. The first stage booster returned to a landing at nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the first such recovery on land in daylight.

Historic launch pad back in service with thundering blastoff by SpaceX

February 19, 2017 Stephen Clark

SpaceX sent a cargo capsule with nearly 5,500 pounds of experiments and supplies on a three-day trip to the International Space Station on Sunday, firing the automated spaceship through low-hanging clouds and into orbit from the same launch pad where Apollo astronauts began voyages to the moon.

Watch the Falcon 9 launch replays

February 19, 2017 Spaceflight Now

Cloud cover made for difficult viewing conditions at the Kennedy Space Center for the launch of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, but here are the best views from NASA’s cameras across the launch site.

Watch the Falcon 9 launch from pad 39A

February 19, 2017 Spaceflight Now

Watch Falcon 9 lift off from Kennedy Space Center launch pad 39A on a space station resupply mission. The rocket’s first stage then returned to land at neighboring Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

Concern with steering mechanism scrubs Falcon 9 launch

February 18, 2017 Stephen Clark

SpaceX called off the planned launch of a Falcon 9 rocket Saturday less than 15 seconds before liftoff to investigate the “slightly odd” behavior of the vehicle’s upper stage engine steering system, company chief Elon Musk said.

Video: Last minute technical problem scrubs Falcon 9 launch

February 18, 2017 Spaceflight Now

Watch as the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket on a space station resupply run is aborted 13 seconds before liftoff when ground controllers were alerted to a potential problem with the vehicle’s second stage steering system.

Photos: Falcon 9 rocket on the eve of its first launch from pad 39A

February 18, 2017 Stephen Clark

These photos follow the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft through a final rehearsal, the late stowage of cargo, and finally the lifting of the launcher vertical atop pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

SpaceX CRS-10 pre-launch news conference video replay

February 18, 2017 Spaceflight Now

Watch a replay of the pre-launch news conference for the SpaceX CRS-10 space station resupply mission is held at the Kennedy Space Center Press Site on February 17, 2017.