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VideoFalcon 9 countdown halted by faulty radar tracker
A problem with a U.S. Air Force tracking radar kept a Falcon 9 rocket crowned with a NOAA space weather observatory grounded Sunday, forcing a long-delayed mission to stay on Earth an extra day.
VideoVideo: SpaceX Falcon 9 countdown aborted
The SpaceX Falcon 9 launch countdown with the Deep Space Climate Observatory is halted due to a problem at T-minus 2 minutes, 26 seconds.
VideoVideo: Vice President Al Gore attends DSCOVR launch
Vice President Al Gore addresses the media at Kennedy Space Center shortly before the scheduled launch of the Deep Space Climate Observatory.
VideoStoried space weather observatory finally ready for launch
The world's most distant weather outpost is set for liftoff from Cape Canaveral on Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, launching to a point a million miles from Earth to warn forecasters of solar storms that could disrupt global air traffic, satellite navigation and power grids.
VideoVideo: Falcon/DSCOVR prelaunch news conference
Officials from SpaceX, NOAA, NASA and the U.S. Air Force hold the prelaunch news conference for Falcon 9 rocket launch of the Deep Space Climate Observatory.
VideoSecond satellite launched for Inmarsat’s Global Xpress network
A commercial satellite launched Sunday on a Russian Proton rocket successfully deployed in orbit thousands of miles above Earth to join Inmarsat's new communications network providing high-speed data links between airplanes, ships and far-flung customers anywhere in the world.
VideoVideo: Highlights of weekend’s Delta 2 launch
The United Launch Alliance flight highlights reel for the Delta 2 rocket and NASA's SMAP observatory from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
VideoCamera aboard Delta 2 rocket watches SMAP begin life in orbit
A video camera mounted aboard the United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket beamed back remarkable views of NASA's SMAP spacecraft being deployed into orbit and opening its solar panels Saturday.
VideoFull story: Delta 2 rises to occasion with SMAP observatory
The ever-dependable Delta 2 rocket continued its flawless service to NASA and Earth sciences Saturday with the launch of a $916 million environmental probe focused on producing global maps of soil moisture from space.
VideoVideo: Delta 2 blasts off from Vandenberg
NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive satellite blasts off aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket Saturday, launching into orbit on a three-year mission to measure moisture levels in Earth's soils.