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VideoPerseverance rover records solar eclipse on Mars
The zoomable camera on NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars recently captured a dramatic view of Phobos, the largest of the Red Planet's two potato-shaped moons, crossing the face of the sun in a solar eclipse lasting a little more than 40 seconds.
VideoBoeing’s Starliner crew capsule meets Atlas rocket for long-delayed test flight
Ready for another try at launching on a test flight to the International Space Station, Boeing rolled a repaired Starliner crew capsule to United Launch Alliance's seaside rocket hangar at Cape Canaveral Wednesday to prepare for a liftoff scheduled for May 19.
VideoRussian military satellite launched on orbital debut of Angara 1.2 rocket
Russia fired a rocket into orbit Friday from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the first use of an Angara launcher for a satellite mission, 30 years after starting work on the program just after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
VideoLive coverage: Rocket Lab launches satellite mission, attempts mid-air booster recovery
Rocket Lab tried to catch an Electron booster with a helicopter Monday off the coast of New Zealand, following a launch at 6:49 p.m. EDT (2249 GMT) with 34 small commercial satellites. The mission marked the the first time Rocket Lab attempted to recover a booster in mid-air after launch, continuing the company’s rocket reuse initiative.
VideoLive coverage: SpaceX launches 53 more Starlink satellites
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket at 5:27 p.m. EDT (2127 GMT) Friday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. A booster that previously flew just 21 days ago powered 53 more Starlink internet satellites into space.
VideoLive coverage: Dragon crew docks at International Space Station
SpaceX's Dragon Freedom spacecraft docked with the International Space Station at 7:37 p.m. EDT (2337 GMT) Wednesday, delivering four astronauts for a long-duration research mission. Astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Samantha Cristoforetti, and Jessica Watkins launched early Wednesday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
VideoLive coverage: Four astronauts launch from Kennedy Space Center
Four astronauts strapped into their seats on SpaceX's Dragon Freedom spacecraft and rode a Falcon 9 rocket into orbit early Wednesday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, beginning a 16-hour chase of the International Space Station. Liftoff from pad 39A occurred at 3:52 a.m. EDT (0752 GMT).
VideoLive coverage: Axiom’s private crew returns to Earth on SpaceX capsule
After a nearly a week's worth of mission extensions due to scheduling and weather factors, Axiom's all-private crew undocked from the International Space Station at 9:10 p.m. EDT Sunday (0110 GMT Monday), heading for re-entry and a parachute-assisted splashdown off the coast of Florida at 1:06 p.m. EDT (1706 GMT) Monday.
VideoLive coverage: SpaceX rocket launches with more Starlink satellites
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 1:51 p.m. EDT (1751 GMT) Thursday, carrying another 53 Starlink internet satellites into orbit. The first stage booster, flying for the 12th time, landed on an offshore drone ship.
VideoSpaceX rolls out Falcon 9 rocket for next NASA crew launch
SpaceX rolled a reused Falcon 9 booster and a brand new Dragon crew capsule to their launch pad Tuesday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for final tests, a day after the astronauts who will ride the spacecraft to the space station arrived for pre-flight preparations.