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VideoFalcon 9 countdown halted by faulty radar tracker
A problem with a U.S. Air Force tracking radar kept a Falcon 9 rocket crowned with a NOAA space weather observatory grounded Sunday, forcing a long-delayed mission to stay on Earth an extra day.
Photos: SpaceX rocket standing on launch pad
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket stands on Cape Canaveral's Complex 40 launch pad ahead of a Feb. 8 launch attempt with NOAA's Deep Space Climate Observatory.
New challenges await SpaceX’s next rocket landing attempt
A rocket recovery team positioned off Florida's East Coast is standing by for liftoff Sunday of a Falcon 9 launcher with a space weather satellite, but the demanding trajectory of the flight adds more unknowns to the company's dicey endeavor to land the booster on a ship at sea.
VideoStoried space weather observatory finally ready for launch
The world's most distant weather outpost is set for liftoff from Cape Canaveral on Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, launching to a point a million miles from Earth to warn forecasters of solar storms that could disrupt global air traffic, satellite navigation and power grids.
Live coverage: Falcon 9 soars into space with DSCOVR
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket blasted off Wednesday carrying NOAA's Deep Space Climate Observatory, the world's most distant weather satellite heading for a point a million miles from Earth. Launch from Cape Canaveral occurred at 6:03 p.m. EST (2303 GMT).
Photos: DSCOVR buttoned up for Falcon 9 launch
Engineers worked inside a climate-controlled clean room for two months to ready NOAA's new space weather observatory for launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Near-ideal weather expected for Sunday’s Falcon 9 launch
Forecasters predict mostly clear skies, light winds and comfortable temperatures for Sunday's launch of a Falcon 9 rocket with a NOAA satellite designed to warn of solar storms that could disrupt navigation and communication technology on Earth.
NOAA space weather sentinel joined with Falcon 9 rocket
A new space weather observatory to be stationed a million miles from Earth has been enclosed inside the nose cone of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for liftoff Sunday from Cape Canaveral.
NASA presses Congress for more commercial crew funding
The Obama administration has requested more than $1.2 billion from congressional appropriators next year to meet NASA's funding commitments for Boeing and SpaceX's commercial crew ferry spacecraft, and anything less could delay flights of the capsules past 2017.
SpaceX nears pad abort test for human-rated Dragon capsule
SpaceX is finishing up preparations for a major test of a rocket-powered abort system for the company's new Dragon crew ferry spacecraft, targeting launch from Cape Canaveral in March after a pair of Falcon 9 missions in February.