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VideoSpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft lifts off from Florida
A SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft packed with nearly 6,300 pounds of fresh food, hardware, and experiments for the International Space Station lifted off Tuesday night from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, kicking off a 36-hour transit to the orbiting research complex where it will dock for a month-long mission.
VideoRelativity Space scrubs second launch attempt for Terran 1 rocket
Relativity Space got within a half-second of launching its first 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket Saturday from Cape Canaveral, but the countdown aborted after engine startup and the startup aerospace company stood down from its second launch attempt.
VideoLive coverage: Four-person space station returns to Earth
NASA commander Nicole Mann, pilot Josh Cassada, Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina undocked from the International Space Station at 2:20 a.m. EST (0720 GMT) Saturday aboard SpaceX's Dragon Endurance spacecraft. Wrapping up a five-month mission, the commercial crew capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida at 9:02 p.m. EST Saturday (0202 GMT Sunday).
VideoSpaceX launches and lands rocket on mission for OneWeb
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Thursday with 40 more internet satellites for rival OneWeb, followed eight minutes later by the landing of the rocket's first stage booster back at the Florida spaceport.
VideoLive coverage: Japan’s new H3 rocket fails to reach orbit
Japan's new H3 rocket launched on its first test flight Monday at 8:37 p.m. EST (0137 GMT Tuesday), but faltered before reaching orbit when the second stage apparently failed to ignite about five minutes into the mission. The H3 rocket and Japan's ALOS 3 land imaging satellite were destroyed in the failure.
VideoLive coverage: SpaceX launches Starlink mission from California
SpaceX launched of a Falcon 9 rocket Friday at 10:38 a.m. PST (1:38 p.m. EST; 1838 GMT) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, lofting 51 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit.
VideoLive coverage: Four-man crew docks at International Space Station
SpaceX and NASA launched the Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station at 12:34 a.m. EST (0534 GMT) Thursday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A Falcon 9 rocket blasted off with two NASA astronauts, an astronaut from the United Arab Emirates, and a Russian cosmonaut to begin a six-month expedition in orbit. Docking at the International Space Station occurred at 1:40 a.m. EST (0640 GMT) Friday.
VideoSpaceX launches first batch of second-generation Starlink internet satellites
SpaceX launched the first batch of next-generation Starlink internet satellites Monday from Cape Canaveral, deploying 21 bigger, heavier, more capable spacecraft to boost capacity for the global broadband network.
VideoLive coverage: SpaceX scrubs launch of four-man crew to space station
SpaceX called off the launch a Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft at 1:45 a.m. EST (0645 GMT) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to evaluate an issue with the system used to ignite the rocket's main engines. When it takes off, the mission will send two NASA astronauts, an Emirati astronaut, and a Russian cosmonaut on a six-month mission on the International Space Station.
VideoOfficials give ‘go’ for Crew-6 mission after launch readiness review
NASA and SpaceX officials gave the green light Saturday night to continue preparations for launch of the next crew mission to the International Space Station Monday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.