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Watch the static test firing of a Falcon 9 prior to the fifth Starlink launch (members only)
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.
Live coverage: SpaceX readies Falcon 9 for fifth Starlink mission
SpaceX test-fired a Falcon 9 rocket Friday at Cape Canaveral in preparation for liftoff as soon as Sunday with the company's fifth batch of Starlink broadband satellites.
Watch live video of the Solar Orbiter launch pad at Cape Canaveral (members only)
Watch live video of launch pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station as an Atlas 5 rocket is prepared to launch the ESA's Solar Orbiter mission. The Atlas 5 rocket will be rolled from it's Vertical Inegration Building (VIF) to the pad on Saturday morning.
4K Video: Watch the Falcon 9 test fire its 1st stage engines (members only)
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.
VideoLive view of pad 39A as SpaceX readies for Crew Dragon test (members only)
Watch live views of launch complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center as SpaceX prepares for a static fire the first stage engines of a Falcon 9 rocket that will be used in a crucial test of the Crew Dragon abort system later this month.
Watch as SpaceX test-fires Falcon 9 ahead of Starlink launch (members only)
Watch as SpaceX test fires a Falcon 9 rocket ahead of the planned launch of 60 more Starlink satellites.
Live coverage: Practice countdown completed for Starliner and Atlas 5
An 11-hour practice countdown was completed Friday at Cape Canaveral's launch complex 41 for the planned launch of an Atlas 5 rocket and Boeing's Starliner capsule later this month. The rocket was loaded with super-cold liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen in a full dress rehearsal for launch day.
Watch live view of Starliner launch pad (members only)
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.
VideoWatch a live view of the Falcon 9 on the launch pad (members only)
SpaceX is gearing up for the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 12:51 p.m. EST (1751 GMT) Wednesday. The two-stage launcher will haul an automated Dragon cargo freighter into orbit en route to the International Space Station.
Starliner coverage: Watch live video of launch pad 41 (members only)
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.