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Watch the launch of a Falcon 9 with natural sound
The launch of the Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Nusantara Satu communications satellite, formerly known as PSN 6, SpaceIL’s lunar lander, named Beresheet, and the Air Force Research Laboratory’s S5 space situational awareness satellite.
VideoWatch live views of the Falcon 9 at Launch Complex 40 (members only)
Live views of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida as it is readied to launch the Indonesian Nusantara Satu communications satellite, the Beresheet lunar lander for SpaceIL, and the S5 space surveillance satellite for the Air Force Research Laboratory.
Video: Zoomed in view of ignition of Falcon 9 engines in prelaunch test (members only)
Watch a zoomed in view of the Falcon 9 rocket with the first Crew Dragon capsule atop, briefly fire its engines for a crucial pre-launch test on Jan. 24, 2019 at launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center.
Video: Falcon 9 with Crew Dragon briefly ignites engines (members only)
Watch as a Falcon 9 rocket with the first Crew Dragon capsule atop, briefly fired its engines for a crucial pre-launch test on Jan. 24, 2019.
Live view of launch pad 39A as SpaceX readies first Crew Dragon for launch (members only)
A live view of launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center where SpaceX is preparing for a test flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft without astronauts aboard.
Time-lapse: The Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon roll to the launch pad (members only)
In this time-lapse video, the Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon atop rolls to launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center for the first time on January 3. The rocket was then lifted vertical for a series of fit checks and tests.
Video: The New Horizons team hold news conference after flyby declared a success
Watch as the New Horizons team hold a press conference an hour after they received confirmation that the spacecraft had successfully flown by Ultima Thule and had recorded the expected amount of science data.
Live from launch pad 39A (members only)
A live view of launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center where SpaceX is preparing for a test flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft without astronauts aboard.
Video: New Horizons phone home will confirm health of spacecraft
New Horizons Mission Operations Manager (MOM) Alice Bowman describes how New Horizons will turn to Earth and 'phone home' to confirm if the flyby of Ultima Thule was a success.
Early image of Ultima Thule revealed, providing hints on its shape
John Spencer, the New Horizons Deputy Project Scientist, reveals the first multi-pixel image of Ultima Thule which provide hints at its shape during a news conference at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory.