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Falcon Heavy lowered at launch pad
The Falcon Heavy rocket was lowered to the horizontal position at launch pad 39A on 27 January 2018 after a successful engine test firing.
4K video of the Falcon Heavy hot fire (members only)
The Falcon Heavy engine test firing at launch pad 39A seen in 4K high resolution video. The engines fired at 12:30pm EST (1730 GMT) on 24 January 2018 as part of a crucial pre-launch test.
Falcon Heavy hot fire as seen from Kennedy Space Center Press Site
Video of the Falcon Heavy engine test firing at launch pad 39A as seen from the Kennedy Space Center Press Site.
Watch the Falcon Heavy roar to life
SpaceX ignited the engines of its Falcon Heavy at 12:30 p.m. EST (1730 GMT) on Jan. 24 as it prepares for the maiden flight of the three-core rocket.
Live from launch pad 39A (members only)
As SpaceX gets ready for the maiden flight of its Falcon Heavy booster, watch a live feed of launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. (Members only)
Replay: Atlas 5 launches missile warning satellite
Watch a replay of the launch of an Atlas 5 rocket carrying the $1.2 billion SBIRS GEO Flight 4 satellite into orbit.
Atlas 5 launch as seen from the KSC Press Site (members only)
An Atlas 5 rocket lifts off from launch complex 41 at Cape Canaveral carrying the SBIRS GEO-4 missile early warning satellite in this video shot from the Kennedy Space Center Press Site.
Atlas 5/SBIRS GEO Flight 4 launch timeline
This is the launch timeline to be followed by the Atlas 5 rocket’s ascent into orbit from Cape Canaveral with the SBIRS GEO Flight 4 satellite for U.S. military infrared reconnaissance.
Time-lapse video: The Falcon Heavy goes vertical again
Watch a time-lapse video as the Falcon Heavy is moved into position for prelaunch testing at the Kennedy Space Center's pad 39A on January 12, 2018.
Watch a replay of the Delta 4 NROL-47 launch
Watch a replay of the United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket launching from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, hauling into orbit a new eye in the sky for the National Reconnaissance Office.