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VideoCrew 6 astronauts return to Earth in SpaceX Dragon Endeavour
The members of Crew 6 undocked from the International Space Station aboard SpaceX Dragon Endeavour at 7:05 a.m. EDT (1105 UTC). The capsule splashed down off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida at 12:17 a.m. EDT (0417 UTC) on Monday.
VideoSpaceX notches 60th launch of the year with Starlink mission, one shy of tying record
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket for the company's 60th orbital launch of the year. The Starlink Group 6-13 mission lifted off at 10:21 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Aug. 31 (0221 UTC on Sept. 1), with a batch of 22 Starlink V2 Mini satellites headed to low Earth orbit.
VideoSpaceX Dragon capsule arrives at space station with international crew
SpaceX Dragon Endurance docked with the International Space Station at 9:16 a.m. EDT (1316 UTC) this morning. The spacecraft carried an international crew of four, representing four different nations to begin a six-month mission.
VideoLive Coverage: Crew Dragon launches with international crew bound for space station
A SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying the Dragon capsule Endurance and a crew representing four nations lifted off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center at 3:27 a.m. EDT (0727 UTC) early Saturday morning.
VideoCrew-7 mission to the Space Station given green light for launch by NASA, partners
NASA, SpaceX and its international partners met at the Kennedy Space Center on Monday and gave the go ahead for the launch of the seventh operational Crew Dragon mission to the space station.
VideoFalcon 9 test-fired ahead of space station crew launch
SpaceX test fired a Falcon 9 rocket Tuesday ahead of Friday's planned 3:50 a.m. EDT (0750 UTC) liftoff on the Crew 7 mission to the International Space Station.
VideoInternational crew arrive in Florida ahead of space station mission
The next four crew members bound for a six-month stay aboard the International Space Station flew to the Kennedy Space Center Sunday to prepare for launch early Friday atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
VideoSpaceX launches Starlink mission from Florida, delays west coast mission
SpaceX launched one Starlink mission from Florida but plans for a back-to-back overnight mission from the west coast were dashed after the Falcon 9 flying from Vandenberg Space Force Base California was delayed to Friday.
VideoNASA’s moon program mobile launcher rolls back to the launch pad for testing
The launch tower supporting the first three Artemis missions was back on the move for the first time Wednesday after more than half a year of repairs and upgrades.
VideoArtemis 2 astronauts get first look at their Orion moonship
NASA's four Artemis 2 astronauts, getting their first look at the Orion capsule that will carry them around the moon next year, said seeing the hardware first hand and meeting the men and women building the spacecraft brought home the reality of their historic mission.