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VideoLive coverage: Replacement Soyuz arrives at space station
Two months after a coolant leak disabled a Soyuz crew ferry spacecraft at the International Space Station, Russia's space agency launched of a replacement vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Thursday, and the craft docked at the station at 7:58 p.m. EST Saturday (0058 GMT Sunday). The Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft launched without any people on-board, and will serve as a lifeboat and ride home for a three-man space station crew later this year.
VideoPhotos: Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon roll out to pad 39A
SpaceX transported a Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft to pad 39A on Wednesday, Feb. 22, for final preparations to carry a four-man crew to the International Space Station on NASA's Crew-6 mission.
VideoRelativity sets launch date for first flight of Terran 1 rocket
Relativity Space plans to skip a final test-firing of its first fully stacked Terran 1 rocket at Cape Canaveral and proceed with a launch attempt March 8 for the methane-fueled, 3D-printed launcher, the company said Wednesday.
VideoSpaceX completes Friday doubleheader with launch for Inmarsat
SpaceX completed a launch doubleheader Friday night with the liftoff of a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral carrying a dual-band, six-ton mobile communications relay station for London-based Inmarsat, hours after launching another Falcon 9 from California with a batch of Starlink internet satellites.
VideoLive coverage: SpaceX launches 51 more Starlink satellites
SpaceX teams in California launched a Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 11:12 a.m. PST (2:12 p.m. EST; 1912 GMT) carrying 51 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit.
VideoSpaceX breaks launch pad turnaround record with midnight mission
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket hauled 55 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit just after midnight Sunday from Cape Canaveral, breaking a record for the shortest time between missions -- five days -- from the same SpaceX launch pad.
VideoSpaceX test-fires 31 engines on Starship’s gigantic Super Heavy booster
In a significant milestone preparing for liftoff of the world's most powerful rocket, SpaceX test-fired 31 of the booster's 33 methane-fueled engines Thursday in South Texas as the company eyes a launch attempt as soon as March.
VideoSpaceX launches communications satellite for Spain’s Hispasat
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Monday night from Cape Canaveral with Amazonas Nexus, a powerhouse satellite owned by the Spanish company Hispasat to connect trans-Atlantic airline passengers, maritime traffic, and rural communities across the Americas.
VideoSpaceX launches 53 more Starlink internet satellites
A Falcon 9 rocket launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida early Thursday with 53 more Starlink satellites for SpaceX's global internet network.
VideoLive coverage: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from California
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Tuesday with 49 Starlink internet satellites and a rideshare payload for the Italian company D-Orbit. Liftoff from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California occurred at 8:15 a.m. PST (11:15 a.m. EST; 1615 GMT) after delays over the last two days to allow SpaceX to complete pre-launch preparations on the vehicle.