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VideoThe first Vulcan rocket launches commercial moon lander from Cape Canaveral
Watch live coverage as the United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket will launches on its inaugural flight with the Peregrine commercial robotic lunar lander for Astrobotic. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 2:18 a.m. EST (0718 UTC) at the opening of a 45-minute launch window.
Members Bonus: Vulcan rocket rollout timelapse video
ULA is preparing to launch its Vulcan rocket for the first time, sending Astrobotic's lunar lander on its way to the Moon. Watch a timelapse of the fully integrated rocket rollout out from the Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) on Friday, Jan. 5, 2023.
Blue Origin booster transporter on the move at KSC
In this member exclusive video, see the transport vehicle which will be used to move Blue Origin's New Glenn booster as it passed through Kennedy Space Center on Jan. 3, 2024.
Members Bonus Content: Remains of Falcon 9 booster 1058 return to port (4K video)
Raw 4K footage from Port Canaveral as the drone ship 'Just Read the Instructions' returns with the remains of Falcon 9 Booster 1058. The first-stage landed of the ocean-going platform on Dec. 23 after successfully completing its record-breaking 19th flight. But less than 100 miles from port, high winds and rough seas caused the booster to topple over. Its top half broke off and fell into the ocean.
VideoSpaceX launches twin radar satellites for German military from California
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the SARah 2 & 3 satellites for the German military Sunday. The twin craft, equipped with passive synthetic aperture radar reflectors, lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 5:11 a.m. PST / 8:11 a.m. EST / 1311 UTC.
VideoSpaceX launches Falcon 9 first-stage booster on record-breaking 19th flight
SpaceX sent a Falcon 9 first-stage booster on a record-breaking 19th launch just after midnight as it continues the expansion of its Starlink satellite constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral occurred at 12:33 a.m. EST (0533 UTC).
VideoSpace X Falcon 9 rocket launches 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Monday night after high winds kept the rocket grounded last week. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 with 23 Starlink satellites occurred at 11:01 p.m. EST (0401 UTC).
VideoNews from the Press Site: A roundup of the week’s space news
Join us for a roundup of the week's space news with reporters covering the big stories. Spaceflight Now's Will Robinson-Smith is joined by Sandra Erwin of Space News and Stephen Clark on Ars Technica.
VideoSpaceX standing down from Starlink 6-34 mission Wednesday due to poor Atlantic weather
SpaceX is standing down from a launch attempt of the Starlink 6-34 mission onboard its Falcon 9 rocket. It comes less than a day after they had to scrub the launch at the T-1 minute mark due to strong, ground-level winds at Cape Canaveral.
Falcon 9 flies from California with 22 Starlink satellites, SpaceX’s 100th launch in 365 days
A Falcon 9 rocket lifted from the West Coast with another batch of satellites for SpaceX's Starlink network at 12:03 a.m. PST Friday (3:03 a.m. EST / 0803 UTC). Including Starship test flights this was SpaceX's 100th launch in 365 days.