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SpaceX rocket passes key preflight test before liftoff from California
Juggling simultaneous launch campaigns on both coasts, a team of SpaceX engineers put a Falcon 9 rocket through a customary countdown rehearsal and hold-down firing Tuesday at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California ahead of a scheduled liftoff Sunday.
Falcon 9 launch scheduled for Monday after hold-down engine firing
The launch of a commercial Bulgarian television broadcast satellite from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is set for Monday after SpaceX ran through a mock countdown Thursday and test-fired a previously-flown Falcon 9 rocket's Merlin main engines.
Video: SpaceX’s second reused Falcon 9 rocket test-fired in Florida
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket ignited its nine Merlin main engines for several seconds Thursday at launch pad 39A in Florida, moving the previously-flown booster closer to a scheduled blastoff Monday with a Bulgarian communications satellite.
Live coverage: Previously-flown Falcon 9 rocket fires engines on Florida launch pad
SpaceX's next Falcon 9 rocket launch, using a previously-flown first stage booster, took a step closer to liftoff Thursday with a countdown rehearsal culminating in ignition of the launcher's nine Merlin main engines in a hold-down firing at pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
SpaceX aims to restore damaged launch pad to service by end of summer
Construction crews at Cape Canaveral's Complex 40 launch pad are busily repairing and upgrading the facility after a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded there last year, with the pad's return to service scheduled before the end of the summer, clearing the way for final preparations for the triple-core Falcon Heavy's maiden flight late this year.
U.S. Air Force taps SpaceX to launch next X-37B spaceplane mission
A month after an X-37B mini-space shuttle glided to a landing on Kennedy Space Center's runway in Florida, the U.S. Air Force announced Tuesday that the spaceplane's next mission will launch in August aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for the first time.
Photos: Falcon 9 rocket takes flight with station-bound cargo craft
Here's another batch of photos from Saturday's Falcon 9 launch from Florida's Space Coast with nearly 6,000 pounds of supplies heading for the International Space Station.
Photos: Falcon 9 rocket takes flight in 100th launch from pad 39A
Catching a break from nearby thunderstorms, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soared through mostly cloudy skies into space Saturday on the 100th launch from historic pad 39A in Florida, sending a fresh batch of supplies and experiments to the International Space Station.
Reused Dragon cargo capsule launched on journey to space station
A refurbished robotic Dragon spaceship rocketed into orbit from Florida on Saturday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 launcher, hauling nearly 6,000 pounds of crew provisions and biological, astrophysics and space technology experiments on a two-day trip to the International Space Station.
Watch a replay of the Falcon 9 launch with Dragon
Watch the launch of a commercial Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon cargo ship bound for the International Space Station, as seen live on NASA Television.