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Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites (members only)
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.
Watch the static fire of the Falcon 9 being readied for Starlink mission
A Falcon 9 rocket fires its nine Merlin first stage engines at Cape Canaveral's launch pad 40 Nov. 5, 2019, as part of a routine pre-launch test. The successful static fire clears the way for the launch of 60 Starlink satellites, currently scheduled for Nov. 11.
Starliner coverage: Live from 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.
Delta 4 launch seen from press viewing site (members only)
The final Delta 4 Medium rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on August 22, 2019, carrying into orbit the U.S. Air Force’s GPS 3 SV02 navigation satellite.
Watch SpaceX Dragon launch pad escape system testing
A slide wire escape system has been undergoing tests at launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in readiness for the first SpaceX Crew Dragon flight to carry astronauts to the International Space Station.
Atlas 5 launches AEHF 5 as seen from Kennedy Space Center (members only)
An Atlas 5 lifts off at dawn creating a spectacular sky show as it races toward orbit carrying the fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF 5) communications satellite for the U.S. Air Force.
Watch replays of the Orion inflight abort test
Watch replays from launch pad and tracking cameras of the Orion AA-2 inflight abort test conducted at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on July 2, 2019.
Orion abort test post-launch briefing (members only)
Watch NASA's Orion inflight abort test post-launch news briefing, held at the Kennedy Space Center two hours after the test.
Watch NASA’s mobile launcher at pad 39B (members only)
Watch live video of the mobile launcher for the first Space Launch System (SLS) rocket as it stands at the gates to launch pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center.
Watch NASA’s STP-2 technology briefing
Watch as NASA holds a briefing at the Kennedy Space Center on the four agency technology payloads that are part of the STP-2 mission flying into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.