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Dragon successfully launched, rocket recovery demo crash lands
A commercial Dragon spaceship soared into orbit from Cape Canaveral on Saturday in pursuit of the International Space Station, but the automated craft's Falcon 9 booster crash landed after flying back to Earth in a daring test of futuristic reusable rocket technologies.
SpaceX cargo rocket ready for another launch attempt
SpaceX is counting down to liftoff Saturday of a Falcon 9 rocket with a commercial cargo craft heading for the International Space Station after engineers replaced a component in an upper stage steering system that grounded the launcher Tuesday.
GAO reaffirms NASA’s commercial crew decision
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has denied a protest filed by Sierra Nevada Corp. challenging NASA's selection of competitors Boeing and SpaceX to build commercial human-rated space capsules to fly astronauts to the International Space Station.
SpaceX launch scrubbed by steering system problem
Launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon cargo ship loaded with more than 5,100 pounds of equipment and supplies bound for the International Space Station was called off Tuesday less than two minutes before liftoff because of apparent problems with the second stage engine steering system.
NASA ‘leaning on’ SpaceX to keep ISS supply lines open
The Dragon spaceship poised for launch Tuesday will carry more than 2.5 tons of equipment for the International Space Station's six-person crew, making the first U.S. supply delivery to the orbiting research complex since the crash of an Antares cargo rocket in October.
Cargo flight first of many SpaceX launches planned for 2015
SpaceX will kick off a busy 2015 calendar playing catch-up, with liftoff of a Dragon supply ship for the International Space Station set for Tuesday after a delay from December.
VideoShips deployed into the Atlantic for experimental rocket landing
A barge and command ship chartered by SpaceX are stationed in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida's East Coast in a bid to recover a used-up Falcon 9 rocket stage Tuesday in a long-theorized -- but never tried -- maneuver that could lay the groundwork for a big advance in space technology.
Live coverage: Dragon completes space station resupply flight
SpaceX's Dragon supply ship wrapped up a 29-day stay at the International Space Station on Tuesday, departing the complex with with nearly 3,700 pounds of research specimens and return cargo before re-entering the atmosphere and splashing down in the Pacific Ocean.
2014’s launch tally highest in two decades
There were more successful space launches in 2014 than in any year since 1992, with Russia, the United States and China responsible for more than 80 percent of global launch activity.
Rain and clouds in the forecast for Tuesday’s SpaceX launch
Forecasters predict mostly cloudy conditions and a chance of light rain for Tuesday morning's scheduled takeoff of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a space station-bound supply ship, with a 40 percent chance weather could prevent liftoff during an instantaneous predawn launch opportunity.