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Watch a 4K replay of the Atlas 5 launching for the National Reconnaissance Office
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket roars away from launch complex 41 at Cape Canaveral carrying a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.

Live coverage: Practice countdown completed for Starliner and Atlas 5
An 11-hour practice countdown was completed Friday at Cape Canaveral's launch complex 41 for the planned launch of an Atlas 5 rocket and Boeing's Starliner capsule later this month. The rocket was loaded with super-cold liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen in a full dress rehearsal for launch day.

Delta 4 launch seen from press viewing site (members only)
The final Delta 4 Medium rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on August 22, 2019, carrying into orbit the U.S. Air Force’s GPS 3 SV02 navigation satellite.

Atlas 5 launches AEHF 5 as seen from Kennedy Space Center (members only)
An Atlas 5 lifts off at dawn creating a spectacular sky show as it races toward orbit carrying the fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF 5) communications satellite for the U.S. Air Force.

Video replay: Parker Solar Probe launches atop Delta 4-Heavy
Watch a video replay of NASA's Parker Solar Probe lifting off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 37 atop a United Launch Alliance Delta 4 Heavy on August 12, 2018.

Watch the Parker Solar Probe pre-launch mission briefing
NASA held a pre-launch briefing for the Parker Solar Probe mission on Thursday, August 9, 2018, at the Kennedy Space Center.
VideoWatch live as NASA announces astronaut crews for new U.S. spacecraft
NASA is announcing the astronauts who will fly the first crewed test flights of the SpaceX Dragon 2 and Boeing Starliner capsules next year. The event at the Johnson Space Center is due to get underway at 11am EDT (1500 GMT).

Watch a replay of the Atlas 5 AFSPC 11 launch
Watch a replay of the Atlas 5 rocket soaring into space on 14 April carrying multiple U.S. Air Force communications and tech demo satellites.

Replay: Atlas 5 launches missile warning satellite
Watch a replay of the launch of an Atlas 5 rocket carrying the $1.2 billion SBIRS GEO Flight 4 satellite into orbit.

Atlas 5 launch as seen from the KSC Press Site (members only)
An Atlas 5 rocket lifts off from launch complex 41 at Cape Canaveral carrying the SBIRS GEO-4 missile early warning satellite in this video shot from the Kennedy Space Center Press Site.