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Falcon 9 / TESS launch replays
Cameras in various locations at Cape Canaveral and Kennedy Space Center capture the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying NASA's TESS planet-hunting telescope.

TESS launch replay from launch pad camera
A launch pad camera captures the launch of the Falcon 9 and NASA's exoplanet hunting space telescope TESS. The rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 40 on April 18.

Falcon 9 launches TESS as seen from KSC Press Site (members only)
A Falcon 9 rocket soars skyward from Cape Canaveral carrying NASA's TESS observatory on a mission to discover planets around other stars. This was the view from the Kennedy Space Center Press Site.

Video: Falcon 9 stands at the launch pad
The Falcon 9 rocket stands on launch complex 40 on 16 April as SpaceX prepares to launch NASA's TESS spacecraft on a mission to seek out new planets beyond our Solar System.

Falcon 9 launches with GovSat 1 as seen from Kennedy Space Center (members only)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched at 4:25 p.m. EST (2125 GMT) on 31 January from Cape Canaveral with the GovSat 1 communications satellite.

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.

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)

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.