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VideoSpaceX Dragon capsule arrives at space station with international crew
SpaceX Dragon Endurance docked with the International Space Station at 9:16 a.m. EDT (1316 UTC) this morning. The spacecraft carried an international crew of four, representing four different nations to begin a six-month mission.
VideoSpaceX Falcon 9 launches 22 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral
SpaceX launched its second Falcon 9 mission of the day, sending 22 second-generation Starlink satellites into orbit on Saturday at 9:05 p.m. EDT (0105 UTC). It followed the successful launch of a four-member crew to the International Space Station earlier in the day.
VideoLive Coverage: Crew Dragon launches with international crew bound for space station
A SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying the Dragon capsule Endurance and a crew representing four nations lifted off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center at 3:27 a.m. EDT (0727 UTC) early Saturday morning.
VideoMission Status Center: surprise switch to recoverable booster for 40th Electron mission
Rocket Lab announced on Wednesday its 40th Electron mission was switching to a recoverable rocket, fitted for the first time with a previously flown engine. The surprise move came after two launch scrubs blamed on engine sensor glitches. The rocket lifted off from the company's privately-owned spaceport on the North Island of New Zealand at 7:45 p.m. EDT (11:45 a.m. NZST on the 24th / 2345 UTC).
VideoIndia’s Chandrayaan 3 makes successful lunar landing
India successfully landed its Chandrayaan 3 robotic probe on the surface of the Moon Wednesday. The Chandrayaan 3 lander touched down near the South Pole of the Moon at about 8:33 a.m. EDT (6:03 p.m. IST).
VideoFalcon 9 West Coast launch was 100th Starlink mission
After a delay caused by Hurricane Hilary, SpaceX launched its 100th Starlink mission Tuesday. A Falcon 9 carrying 21 second-generation Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 2:37 a.m. PDT / 5:37 a.m. EDT / 0937 UTC.
VideoFalcon 9 test-fired ahead of space station crew launch
SpaceX test fired a Falcon 9 rocket Tuesday ahead of Friday's planned 3:50 a.m. EDT (0750 UTC) liftoff on the Crew 7 mission to the International Space Station.
VideoInternational crew arrive in Florida ahead of space station mission
The next four crew members bound for a six-month stay aboard the International Space Station flew to the Kennedy Space Center Sunday to prepare for launch early Friday atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
VideoStarlink satellites soar from Florida, west coast launch slips to Monday due to hurricane
A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral late Wednesday carrying 22 Starlink satellites but a launch from California scheduled for just hours later was delayed, dashing SpaceX's plans for back-to-back launches for its broadband internet service.
Video22 Starlink satellites soar from Cape Canaveral
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral early Friday morning carrying another 22 second-generation Starlink satellites into orbit. Liftoff from pad 40 occurred at 1:17 a.m. EDT (0517 UTC).