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Time-lapse: Falcon Heavy rolls out for static fire
A Falcon 9 rocket rolls to launch pad 39A on Apr. 12, 2023, for a static test fire before its launch with the ViaSat 3 Americas broadband communications satellite.
VideoLive coverage: SpaceX launches 56 more Starlink internet satellites
SpaceX launched another Falcon 9 rocket Friday, this time to deliver 56 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station occurred at 11:43 a.m. EDT (1543 UTC). The first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
Starlink 5-5 static fire at pad 40
SpaceX test-fired a Falcon 9 booster ahead of the planned launch of another batch of Starlink satellites.
Pre-launch interview with Inmarsat’s Peter Hadinger (members only)
Spaceflight Now Editor Stephen Clark speaks with Inmarsat Chief Technology Officer Peter Hadinger about the planned launch of the Inmarsat 6 F2 communications satellite.
Time-lapse: Starship chopsticks carriage rotated to vertical
The carriage that will carry the chopsticks mechanism up and down the Florida Starship launch pad tower was rotated vertical and lifted on to a support structure on Jan. 7, 2023.
Lunar Flashlight principal investigator speaks to Spaceflight Now
Spaceflight Now's Stephen Clark interviews Barbara Cohen, Lunar Flashlight principal investigator from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. The Lunar Flashlight CubeSat will be a rideshare payload alongside the ispace Hakuto-R Mission 1.
Falcon 9 goes upright ahead of private moon mission
In this time-lapse video a Falcon 9 rocket is seen going upright at Cape Canaveral's launch pad 40 on Nov. 29, 2022, ahead of the planned launch of ispace's HAKUTO-R Mission 1, the first privately-led Japanese mission to attempt a lunar landing.
VideoLive coverage: Artemis 1 moon rocket to return to hangar as hurricane threatens Florida
NASA has decided to roll the SLS moon rocket back to the Vehicle Assembly Building as Florida continues to be threatened by Hurricane Ian.
VideoVideo: Replay of Artemis 1 wet dress rehearsal, now with countdown audio
More than two months after a practice countdown for the Artemis 1 launch, NASA has released audio from the launch team after gaining export control clearance. The audio provides a sneak peek of what to expect on launch day.
A booster with no name
A SpaceX Falcon 9 booster with no markings rolled by the VAB recently. Note the driver of the transporter assisting with his foot.