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SpaceX delays launch to study data from recent payload fairing test
SpaceX has postponed its next launch from the Kennedy Space Center indefinitely to examine data from a recent payload fairing test for another customer.
Top secret ‘Zuma’ mission puzzles satellite trackers
A top secret payload developed in secrecy for the U.S. government is set to ride into orbit from Florida's Space Coast aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Thursday.
Falcon 9 flight timeline for the Zuma mission
SpaceX's next Falcon 9 booster is being readied for liftoff from Cape Canaveral, but most of the launcher's ascent into orbit will be under a news blackout at the request of the U.S. government customer that owns the top secret Zuma payload fastened to the top of the rocket.
VideoLive coverage: Falcon 9 rocket launch put on hold
SpaceX has postponed the launch of its next Falcon 9 rocket indefinitely. The rocket was originally scheduled take off Wednesday from pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida with a top secret U.S. government payload named Zuma. A few minutes after launch, the Falcon 9's first stage will return for a landing at nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Rocket test-fired for launch of secretive U.S. government payload
SpaceX moved closer to its next launch with a successful hold-down engine firing Saturday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sailing through a readiness check for a planned liftoff Wednesday with a clandestine U.S. government payload named Zuma.
Video: Engines ignited for hold-down test on SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 rocket
Nine Merlin main engines at the base of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket fired at launch pad 39A Saturday, passing a major test before the company's next launch, a secretive mission slated for liftoff Wednesday night.
Live coverage: Falcon 9 rocket conducts static fire test
SpaceX test-fired its next Falcon 9 rocket at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Saturday in preparation for the company’s 17th launch of the year, a mission tentatively set for liftoff Wednesday with a secretive payload named Zuma for the U.S. government.
Live coverage: Falcon 9 rocket conducts static fire test
SpaceX test-fired its next Falcon 9 rocket at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Saturday in preparation for the company's 17th launch of the year, a mission tentatively set for liftoff Wednesday with a secretive payload named Zuma for the U.S. government.
Engine for upgraded Falcon 9 rocket explodes on test stand
A Merlin engine designed for the version of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket that will carry astronauts into orbit for NASA failed during testing Saturday in Texas, but the company said its upcoming launches will not be affected by the accident.
Photos from last week’s Falcon 9 launch with Koreasat 5A
Look back on the Oct. 30 launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with this gallery of photos showing the 229-foot-tall launcher lifting off from pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.