DSCOVR

Falcon 9 countdown halted by faulty radar tracker

February 9, 2015 Stephen Clark

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.

Video: SpaceX Falcon 9 countdown aborted

February 9, 2015 Justin Ray

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.

Video: Vice President Al Gore attends DSCOVR launch

February 8, 2015 Justin Ray

Vice President Al Gore addresses the media at Kennedy Space Center shortly before the scheduled launch of the Deep Space Climate Observatory.

Photos: SpaceX rocket standing on launch pad

February 8, 2015 Stephen Clark

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket stands on Cape Canaveral’s Complex 40 launch pad ahead of a Feb. 8 launch attempt with NOAA’s Deep Space Climate Observatory.

New challenges await SpaceX’s next rocket landing attempt

February 7, 2015 Stephen Clark

A rocket recovery team positioned off Florida’s East Coast is standing by for liftoff Sunday of a Falcon 9 launcher with a space weather satellite, but the demanding trajectory of the flight adds more unknowns to the company’s dicey endeavor to land the booster on a ship at sea.

Storied space weather observatory finally ready for launch

February 7, 2015 Stephen Clark

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.

Falcon 9 countdown halted by faulty radar tracker

Video: SpaceX Falcon 9 countdown aborted

Video: Vice President Al Gore attends DSCOVR launch

Photos: SpaceX rocket standing on launch pad

New challenges await SpaceX’s next rocket landing attempt

Storied space weather observatory finally ready for launch

Live coverage: Falcon 9 soars into space with DSCOVR

Video: Falcon/DSCOVR prelaunch news conference

Photos: DSCOVR buttoned up for Falcon 9 launch

Falcon 9 launch timeline with DSCOVR