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Watch a replay of the Falcon 9 engine test
The Falcon 9 rocket's main engines briefly ignited at launch pad 39A in a standard pre-launch test. This is the second time this booster has test fired its engines on a launch pad at Cape Canaveral.
Watch Falcon 9 go upright on the launch pad in time lapse video
A Falcon 9 rocket is moved into the position for a static test firing of its nine Merlin 1D engines. This time lapse video runs at 20 times normal speed.
Watch space station spacewalk highlights
Watch video highlights of a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Friday by Expedition 50 commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA and flight engineer Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency.
NASA previews trio of ISS space walks
Watch NASA's news conference to preview three spacewalks outside the International Space Station planned for late March and early April to prepare for the future arrival of U.S. commercial crew spacecraft and upgrade station hardware.
Watch the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch the EchoStar 23 satellite
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, carrying the EchoStar 23 commercial television broadcast satellite into orbit.
4K video: Wide-angle view of Falcon 9 hotfire
A wide-angle view of the Space X Falcon 9 rocket test firing at Kennedy Space Center's launch pad 39A during final preparations for it scheduled blastoff with the EchoStar 23 communications satellite.
Watch a time-lapse of the Falcon 9 rocket going vertical
A Falcon 9 rocket is lifted into position for a planned countdown dress rehearsal at launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. The rocket is being readied for launch early Sunday with the EchoStar 23 communications satellite.
VideoLive coverage: Atlas 5 countdown and launch journal
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 9:49:51 a.m. local time (12:49:51 p.m. EST; 1749:51 today to deploy a covert U.S. national security payload. Follow the ascent in our live journal.
Watch two new arrivals at the International Space Station
The International Space Station received two cargo shipments this week from the U.S. and Russia. A SpaceX Dragon capsule berthed with the orbiting outpost on Thursday, February 23 and a Russian Progress cargo freighter docked a day later. Watch video highlights of the arrivals.
Watch the Falcon 9 launch replays
Cloud cover made for difficult viewing conditions at the Kennedy Space Center for the launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, but here are the best views from NASA's cameras across the launch site.