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SpaceX selected for launch of Qatari satellite
A communications satellite owned by the Qatari government will launch from Cape Canaveral on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in late 2016, according to Qatar's state-owned satellite company.
Planet-hunting telescope to launch on Falcon 9 rocket
NASA's decision to launch a satellite to search for planets around other stars on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in 2017 will allow officials to cancel plans to order a solid-fueled kick motor to send the telescope into a unique high-altitude orbit, the mission's top scientist said.
Launch of SpaceX supply ship delayed to January
Blaming a technical glitch encountered during a preflight test, officials said Thursday the launch of SpaceX's next Dragon cargo capsule to the International Space Station has been delayed to early January.
SpaceX expected to set new Falcon 9 launch date
Officials will likely set a new launch date Thursday for a SpaceX-owned commercial cargo craft that was expected to take off Friday heading for the International Space Station, according to sources familiar with launch preparations.
VideoRocket landing experiment on tap after SpaceX cargo launch
SpaceX hopes to take a giant leap forward in rocket technology a few minutes after Friday's scheduled launch of a Falcon 9 booster taking up 2.5 tons of critical supplies and experiments to the International Space Station.
Photos: SpaceX’s autonomous spaceport drone ship
An ocean-going cargo barge modified to serve as a landing pad for SpaceX's Falcon 9 booster is set to depart the Port of Jacksonville for a journey into the Atlantic Ocean ahead of Friday's launch of a space station cargo mission from Cape Canaveral.
Launch of SpaceX cargo mission slips to Dec. 19
The launch of SpaceX's next resupply mission to the International Space Station has been rescheduled for no earlier than Dec. 19 to make sure the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon supply ship are ready for flight.
VideoSpaceX hopes to recover rocket intact after next launch
SpaceX will test out new stabilizing fins that could help land the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on a floating barge in the Atlantic Ocean after liftoff on a space station resupply mission in mid-December, according to Elon Musk, the company's billionaire leader.
SpaceX’s Dragon supply ship returns to Earth
Wrapping up SpaceX's fourth operational resupply flight to the International Space Station, a Dragon cargo capsule departed the high-flying research complex, dropped out of orbit and descended to a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Pacific Ocean with nearly 3,300 pounds of biological specimens and hardware.
LIVE COVERAGE: Dragon cargo capsule returns to Earth
Closing out a five-week mission, a SpaceX Dragon cargo craft departed the International Space Station on Saturday. The spaceship will dive back into Earth's atmosphere, deploy parachutes and splash down in the Pacific Ocean at 3:39 p.m. EDT (1939 GMT) about 265 miles west of Baja California.