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Timeline for Falcon 9’s third launch of Iridium satellites
Follow the key events of the Falcon 9 rocket's ascent to orbit with the third set of 10 next-generation satellites for Iridium's voice and data relay fleet.
Iridium’s third batch of new satellites set for Monday launch
Ten new satellites for Iridium's $3 billion next-generation communications network are set for launch Monday from California's Central Coast aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
SpaceX delays Falcon 9 launch of TV broadcast satellite
Liftoff of a previously-flown Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center with a European-built television broadcast satellite has been pushed back from Saturday until at least next Wednesday night, officials said.
Previously-flown Falcon 9 booster test-fired for weekend launch
SpaceX test-fired a reused Falcon 9 booster Monday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, checking the rocket's readiness for a planned liftoff Saturday with an Airbus-built commercial communications satellite.
Live coverage: Falcon 9 rocket test-fired in Florida
A previously-flown SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket booster conducted a test-firing Monday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of a planned launch Oct. 7 with an Airbus-built communications satellite made for SES and EchoStar.
SpaceX sets target launch dates for back-to-back flights next month
SpaceX engineers are readying two Falcon 9 rockets for launches Oct. 7 and Oct. 9 from Florida and California, setting up another quick turnaround to first deploy a large TV broadcasting satellite for SES and EchoStar over the United States with a previously-flown booster, then add 10 more spacecraft to Iridium's fleet of new-generation voice and data relay network.
GRACE satellites to end research mission in November, before replacements launch
Two U.S.-German satellites launched more than 15 years ago to measure Earth's changing gravity field will stop collecting data in November, a few months before a pair of replacement craft will launch to resume gravity measurements, NASA officials said.
Dragon capsule splashes down in Pacific with space station cargo
Returning home from more than a month in orbit, a SpaceX Dragon supply ship departed the International Space Station and parachuted into the Pacific Ocean on Sunday with nearly two tons of research specimens and hardware, including mice sent up to investigate how spaceflight affects eyesight and locomotion.
VideoLive coverage: SpaceX cargo capsule returns to Earth
SpaceX's Dragon supply ship returned to to Earth on Sunday with more than 3,800 pounds of NASA cargo, research specimens and other hardware. The commercial capsule was released from the International Space Station's robotic arm at 4:40 a.m. EDT (0840 GMT), and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean west of Baja California occurred at approximately 10:15 a.m. EDT (1415 GMT).
Launch operators expect minimal delays from Hurricane Irma
SpaceX and United Launch Alliance expect to resume launches with little or no delay after Hurricane Irma veered west of Cape Canaveral last weekend, sparing the launch base from the storm's most extreme damage.