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Q&A with George Ricker, principal investigator for the TESS mission (members only)
George Ricker, an astronomer and pioneer in space imaging sensor ships at MIT, leads the science team for NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite.
SpaceX rocket test-fired at Cape Canaveral for NASA telescope launch
SpaceX's launch team loaded super-chilled liquid propellants into a two-stage Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday and fired the booster's nine first stage engines at Cape Canaveral, marching toward liftoff Monday with a NASA observatory built to find planets around other stars in our galactic neighborhood.
Investigation into Zuma failure reportedly lays blame on Northrop Grumman
Government investigators have exonerated SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket in the loss of a top secret space mission known as Zuma in January, blaming a malfunction in a component modified by Northrop Grumman that connected the launcher with its classified payload, according to the Wall Street Journal.
SpaceX supply ship departs Cape Canaveral for space station
Hauling nearly three tons of supplies, hardware and experiments, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket shot into orbit Monday from Cape Canaveral, with a previously-flown Dragon cargo carrier riding a reused first stage booster to kick off a nearly two-day journey to the International Space Station.
Video: Multi-angle replays of Falcon 9’s liftoff from Cape Canaveral
Watch views of the Falcon 9 rocket's fiery liftoff Monday at Cape Canaveral from multiple angles as the slender, kerosene-fueled launcher climbed into space on the way to the International Space Station.
Video: Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on SpaceX’s 14th station cargo mission
Packed with food, hardware and experiments in biology, Earth science and space technology, a Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon supply ship lifted off Monday from Cape Canaveral destined for the International Space Station.
Video: Press site view of SpaceX resupply launch (members only)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soared into orbit Monday from Cape Canaveral with nearly three tons of hardware and supplies for the International Space Station.
Timeline for SpaceX’s next station cargo launch
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket will go from Cape Canaveral to low Earth orbit in 10 minutes Monday with a Dragon capsule heading for the International Space Station carrying more than 5,800 pounds of supplies and experiments.
VideoLive coverage: SpaceX resupply mission arrives at space station
A day-and-a-half after lifting off from Cape Canaveral, a SpaceX Dragon supply ship arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday with more than 5,800 pounds of experiments, provisions and other hardware to support the orbiting lab's six-person crew. The cargo capsule was captured by the station's robotic arm at 6:40 a.m. EDT (1040 GMT).
VideoEliminating space junk could take step toward reality with station cargo launch
European engineers who developed a small satellite hitching a ride to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX supply ship Monday are gearing up for a first-of-a-kind experiment to examine ways to snare a chunk of space junk and tug it back to Earth.