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VideoVideo: Preparing Delta 2 and SMAP for flight
Narrated flow tapes of the United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket and NASA's SMAP spacecraft for launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base.
VideoAsteroid and its moon revealed in radar imagery
Radar imagery of a mountain-size asteroid that approached Earth this week revealed the tiny world has its own moon.
VideoSpaceX releases new animation of mighty Falcon Heavy
A new animation of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket set for a debut flight later this year shows how the powerful launcher will blast off from Kennedy Space Center's famed Apollo-era launch pad 39A, and could eventually fly back to Florida's Space Coast for refurbishment and reuse.
VideoVideo: Delta 2/SMAP pre-launch news conference
NASA, United Launch Alliance and Air Force officials hold the pre-launch news conference for the Delta 2 rocket with the agency's SMAP environmental satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Jan. 27.
VideoPreview story: Launch of Delta 2 rocket with NASA probe Thursday
From weather forecasting to agricultural benefits, a new NASA mission launching this week will provide unprecedented resolution, accuracy and coverage of soil moisture on a world-wide basis every three days for the next three years.
VideoVideo: CATS out of the bag
The CATS payload launched to the International Space Station aboard the most recent SpaceX Dragon cargo craft was installed onto the exterior of the lab complex this week.
VideoVideo: Highlights reel from Atlas launch
This is the United Launch Alliance mission highlights reel for the Atlas 5 rocket with the MUOS 3 satellite for the U.S. Navy.
VideoVideo: Atlas 5 rocket blasts off
A Range problem gets resolved and the countdown resumes for liftoff of the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket with the Navy's MUOS 3 mobile communications satellite.
VideoLive coverage: Atlas 5 blasts off with Navy satellite
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket fitted with five powerful solid-fueled boosters has lifted off from a seaside launch complex at Cape Canaveral with the U.S. Navy's third Mobile User Objective System communications satellite.
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Video: Former shuttle engine test-fired
A former space shuttle main engine is tested at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi in preparation for its use on the Space Launch System rocket.