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Video: SpaceX test-fires Falcon 9 rocket at pad 39A
Four days before its scheduled blastoff on a resupply run to the International Space Station, a Falcon 9 rocket ran through a countdown rehearsal and engine test Sunday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Satellite for broadband on-the-go next in rapid-fire SpaceX launch campaign
A powerhouse communications satellite owned by Inmarsat has been fueled for liftoff on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Monday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a mission to provide broadband links for passengers and crews aboard ships and airplanes, while technicians are loading space station-bound supplies into a commercial Dragon cargo capsule and preparing a Bulgarian telecom for launch on two other SpaceX boosters by mid-June.
SpaceX’s Dragon supply carrier wraps up 10th mission to space station
SpaceX's Dragon cargo craft ended a four-week mission Sunday with a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, returning from the International Space Station with more than 3,600 pounds of cargo, blood and urine samples, and specimens from a rodent research experiment aimed at helping patients with catastrophic bone injuries and osteoporosis.
VideoLive coverage: Dragon cargo craft returns to Earth
After 24 days at the International Space Station, SpaceX's Dragon supply ship came back to Earth on Sunday with more than 5,400 pounds of cargo, human and animal research specimens, and other gear tagged for the trip home. Release from the station's robotic arm occurred at 5:11 a.m. EDT (0911 GMT), and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean was a few minutes before 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT).
Q&A with Elon Musk, SpaceX’s founder and CEO
SpaceX's Elon Musk spoke with reporters Monday about his company's plan to launch two space tourists on a loop around the moon in 2018.
SpaceX to send two private citizens around the moon and back
SpaceX founder and chief executive Elon Musk announced Monday plans to send two paying "private individuals" on a week-long flight around the moon and back to Earth by the end of next year.
Photos: Falcon 9 rocket soars into overcast sky from pad 39A
Check out one more gallery of photos from Sunday's blastoff of a SpaceX Falcon rocket from launch pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
SpaceX supply ship completes journey to space station
Running a day late after aborting a rendezvous to resolve a navigation glitch, SpaceX’s Dragon cargo craft made a smooth final approach to the International Space Station on Thursday, floating in range of the research lab’s robot arm for capture to deliver 2.7 tons of supplies and research experiments.
SpaceX waves off space station cargo delivery for a day
SpaceX's Dragon supply ship, loaded with nearly 5,500 pounds of cargo and experiments, aborted an approach to the International Space Station on Wednesday after encountering a problem in its GPS navigation system.
VideoDrone’s view of Sunday’s SpaceX rocket landing
Check out a dazzling drone's-eye view of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket booster returning to an on-target landing at Cape Canaveral a few minutes after launching Sunday with more than 2.5 tons of space station cargo.