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Watch the Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon arrive at the launch pad (members only)
The Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rocket roll to the launch pad on a foggy Florida morning before going upright shortly before sunset later in the day.
Take an aerial 4K video tour of the Crew Dragon atop Falcon 9
Take an aerial 4K video tour of the Crew Dragon atop the Falcon 9 rocket on launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center during earlier pre-launch testing.
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.
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.
SpaceX conducts engine test fire for communications satellite launch (members only)
SpaceX test fires a Falcon 9 rocket in readiness for its planned 8 September 2018 launch carrying the Telstar 18 VANTAGE communications satellite.
Watch a time-lapse of the Crew Dragon access arm installation (members only)
The access arm that will be used by astronauts boarding SpaceX's Crew Dragon space capsule was installed on the gantry at launch complex 39A on August 20, 2018.
Watch a replay of the first Falcon 9 Block 5 launch
The first upgraded Falcon 9 rocket, known as the 'Block 5', takes flight from launch complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on 11 May 2018.
Falcon 9 goes upright after sunrise in time-lapse video
The first Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket goes upright at launch pad 39A soon after sunrise on 10 May 2018. The rocket is due to launch the Bangabandhu 1 communications satellite for the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.
Live views of launch pad 39A (members only)
Watch live views from the Kennedy Space Center's launch pad 39A as SpaceX prepares for the first flight of the Block 5 Falcon 9 rocket. The rocket is scheduled to launch the Bangabandhu 1 communications satellite no earlier than 10 May.