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Time lapse: Fully-assembed Falcon 9 rocket lifted atop launch pad 39A
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket is again standing on launch pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, this time with a Dragon supply ship on top ready to head on a resupply run to the International Space Station.
Cargo manifest for SpaceX’s 10th space station resupply mission
The 10th dedicated cargo delivery mission by SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft, and the first to liftoff from launch pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, will carry more than 5,000 pounds of equipment to the International Space Station.
Weather could stand in way of Falcon 9 launch Saturday
Rainy weather expected across Central Florida this weekend has a 50-50 chance of preventing the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Saturday on a resupply mission to the International Space Station, U.S. Air Force forecasters said Wednesday.
Fire returns to flame trench at Apollo-era launch pad in Florida
Nine Merlin engines ignited and throttled up to nearly 2 million pounds of thrust Sunday during a brief hold-down firing of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, sending a plume of smoke out of the flame trench at Kennedy Space Center's historic launch pad 39A as the company preps for a space station cargo mission next weekend.
Live coverage: SpaceX begins final launch preparations at historic launch pad
A Falcon 9 rocket is being readied for a space station resupply mission at Kennedy Space Center's launch pad 39A . The rocket is scheduled to launch at 10:01 a.m. EST (1501 GMT) on Saturday, weather permitting. Watch live coverage.
SpaceX readies rocket for tests at historic pad 39A
SpaceX engineers are preparing to mount a Falcon 9 rocket at Kennedy Space Center's historic launch pad 39A for the first time this week as the company declares the modified facility ready to support a new era of commercial space missions.
NASA okays commercial airlock for space station
A commercial airlock built in partnership by NanoRacks and Boeing will be connected to the International Space Station in 2019, the companies announced Monday, after the proposed project won preliminary approval from NASA managers.
Japanese cargo ship ends mission after space debris experiment flounders
Japan's HTV supply ship fell to Earth on Sunday more than a week after leaving the International Space Station, burning up in the atmosphere after officials gave up on an experiment looking into ways to remove space junk from orbit.
ULA’s navy delivers rocket that will launch supplies to the space station
The ocean-sailing ship that transports rocket stages from United Launch Alliance's factory to U.S. launch sites completed its latest voyage overnight, pulling into port to deliver the Atlas 5 that will send a cargo freighter to the International Space Station in March.
Station cargo flight leapfrogs commercial satellite launch on SpaceX manifest
SpaceX said Sunday that the first Falcon 9 rocket launch from pad 39A, a former shuttle-era complex at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is scheduled to send a Dragon supply ship to the International Space Station in mid-February, deferring a mission with an EchoStar communications satellite that was set to take off this month.