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February 27, 2020

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Watch the static test firing of a Falcon 9 prior to the fifth Starlink launch (members only)

February 14, 2020

A Falcon 9 rocket ignites its nine Merlin first stage engines on Feb. 14 in a routine pre-launch test firing prior to its planned launch with the fifth batch of Starlink broadband satellites.

Video: Falcon 9 test-fired before fourth Starlink launch (members only)

January 20, 2020

Spaceflight Now members can watch a video replay of the static fire test of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket before the fourth launch dedicated to deploying the company’s Starlink broadband network.

4K Video: Watch the Falcon 9 test fire its 1st stage engines (members only)

January 11, 2020

Watch in 4K video was SpaceX test-fires a Falcon 9 rocket ahead of an upcoming in-flight test of the Crew Dragon’s emergency escape rockets.

Video: SpaceX launches first mission of 2020 (members only)

January 7, 2020

SpaceX launched its first mission of 2020 on Monday night from Cape Canaveral. A Falcon 9 rocket carried 60 satellites into orbit for SpaceX’s Starlink Internet network.

Watch as SpaceX test-fires Falcon 9 ahead of Starlink launch (members only)

January 4, 2020

Watch as SpaceX test fires a Falcon 9 rocket ahead of the planned launch of 60 more Starlink satellites.

Video: SpaceX test-fires Falcon 9 rocket at pad 40 (members only)

December 13, 2019

A hold-down test-firing of a Falcon 9 rocket Friday at Cape Canaveral marked a major step in preparations for SpaceX’s 13th mission of the year, scheduled for liftoff Monday with a commercial communications satellite.

Q&A with John Shannon, Boeing’s SLS vice president and program manager (members only)

December 13, 2019

In nearly five years on the job as Boeing’s Space Launch System program manager, John Shannon has presided over the completion of the first SLS core stage inside a cavernous factory in New Orleans.

Video: Falcon 9 test-fired before space station cargo launch (members only)

November 26, 2019

Watch a replay of the static fire test of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Tuesday at Cape Canaveral’s Complex 40 launch pad. SpaceX is preparing to launch the rocket Dec. 4 on a space station resupply mission.

Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites (members only)

November 11, 2019

SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 60 broadband satellites into orbit for the company’s Starlink constellation as seen from the Kennedy Space Center Press Site.

Starliner coverage: Live from launch pad 41 (members only)

October 29, 2019

Watch live views of launch complex 41 at Cape Canaveral as United Launch Alliance and Boeing get ready for an uncrewed test flight of the Starliner commercial space capsule.

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