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Containment of Vandenberg wildfire begins as hundreds of firefighters battle
United Launch Alliance technicians were allowed to return to the Atlas 5 pad Tuesday as firefighters continued to wage air and ground campaigns against the wildfire burning at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
Uncontrolled wildfire at Vandenberg Air Force Base continues to rage
The escalating wildfire at Vandenberg Air Force Base grew even larger Monday despite the round-the-clock efforts of firefighters trying to bring the blaze under control before it threatens United Launch Alliance and SpaceX launch pads used by Atlas 5, Delta 4 and Falcon 9 rockets.
Video: Two cargo freighters arrive at space station just days apart
The Russian Progress 64P autonomous cargo ship docked to the International Space Station on Monday and the commercial SpaceX Dragon CRS 9 vessel was captured by the station's robotic arm and berthed to the outpost on Wednesday.
Photos: Dragon completes rendezvous with the station
The SpaceX Dragon cargo ship loaded with supplies, crew provisions, new science experiments and an experimental expandable module for the International Space Station arrived Sunday morning for rendezvous, capture and berthing.
Video: Space station’s robot arm captures Dragon cargo ship
The commercial SpaceX Dragon cargo-delivery craft with the experimental BEAM module -- the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module -- arrives at the International Space Station two days after launching from Cape Canaveral.
Video: Press conference following Falcon launch and landing
NASA and SpaceX hold the post-launch and -landing press conference from Kennedy Space Center on April 8 after the successful flight of the Falcon 9 rocket
Video: Launch camera replays from Friday’s Falcon 9 blastoff
Replays of the Falcon 9 launch of the eighth resupply mission to the International Space Station from various cameras around Cape Canaveral.
VideoVideos: Previewing SpaceX’s eighth International Space Station resupply launch
Watch the pre-launch news conference on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket flight of the Dragon cargo craft to the International Space Station.
VideoNew, longer video hits Internet and shows Falcon’s landing demise
New video released from SpaceX on Wednesday shows a longer sequence of events during the failed landing reusability attempt on Tuesday.
Photos: Falcon takes flight
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasts off Sunday with a dual-satellite payload destined for geosynchronous orbits 22,300 miles above the Earth.