News Archive
Browse every article published on Spaceflight Now, from launch reports and mission previews to spacecraft development coverage. Use the filters to narrow by topic or search by keyword.
Matching Articles
1,748 articles
Video: Press site view of the Falcon 9’s launch with Intelsat 35e
Watch a view of the Falcon 9 rocket's liftoff Wednesday from the Kennedy Space Center as seen from the press site around three miles from the launch pad.
Launch of Falcon 9 rocket scrubbed second day in a row
For the second day running, computers automatically aborted a Falcon 9 launch countdown Monday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in the final seconds before liftoff with the Intelsat 35e communications satellite.
Dragon capsule returns home with animals and station equipment
SpaceX's Dragon spaceship, carrying more than 4,100 pounds of cargo and research specimens, descended to a predawn splashdown Monday in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Los Angeles, completing the first re-flight of one of SpaceX's unpiloted supply ships to the International Space Station.
VideoLive coverage: SpaceX’s Dragon supply ship ends month-long mission
A Dragon supply ship owned and operated by SpaceX departed the International Space Station early Monday and returned to Earth for a predawn splashdown in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Los Angeles with scientific specimens and other equipment. Astronaut Jack Fischer released the Dragon cargo capsule from the station's robotic arm at 2:41 a.m. EDT (0641 GMT), and splashdown occurred around 8:12 a.m. EDT (1212 GMT).
SpaceX scrubs Sunday launch attempt with Intelsat relay satellite
A computer-triggered abort halted the countdown of a Falcon 9 rocket Sunday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, pushing back the next mission in SpaceX's launch surge until at least Monday.
Video: SpaceX aborts launch countdown in final seconds
SpaceX scrubbed the launch of a nearly 7.5-ton Intelsat communications satellite Sunday after a computer-triggered abort halted the countdown in the final 10 seconds.
Photos: Expendable Falcon 9 launcher raised vertical at pad 39A
SpaceX's next Falcon 9 rocket was hydraulically hoisted vertical Sunday morning at launch pad 39A, less than 12 hours before a scheduled blastoff with the Intelsat 35e communications satellite.
Falcon 9 launch timeline with Intelsat 35e
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is set for liftoff from Cape Canaveral on Sunday evening, heading due east over the Atlantic Ocean to deliver the Intelsat 35e communications satellite into orbit 32 minutes later.
VideoLive coverage: SpaceX launches its 10th mission of the year
Making its third try after back-to-back aborts, a Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched the commercial Intelsat 35e communications satellite Wednesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff from launch pad 39A occurred at 7:38 p.m. EDT (2338 GMT).
VideoPrototype solar array jettisoned as Dragon capsule prepares for trip home
An experimental solar wing sent to the International Space Station earlier this month was jettisoned from the orbiting lab's robotic arm after engineers were unable to fully retract the array.