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SpaceX cargo capsule comes back to Earth from space station
A commercial Dragon cargo craft launched June 29 departed the International Space Station and returned to Earth on Friday with nearly two tons of cargo and research samples.
Video: Falcon 9 lifts off in a veil of fog
A thick marine layer blanketing Vandenberg Air Force Base in California restricted views of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifting off early Wednesday, but cameras fixed to the launcher provided spectacular imagery of the predawn departure with 10 Iridium satellites on-board.
SpaceX’s second launch in three days lofts 10 more Iridium satellites
Firing through a veil of fog blanketing California's Central Coast, a Falcon 9 launcher climbed into orbit Wednesday with 10 more satellites for Iridium's voice and data relay constellation, pushing the upgraded network closer to completion as SpaceX accomplished another landing of the rocket's first stage booster.
Launch timeline for Iridium’s seventh launch with SpaceX
Follow the key events of the Falcon 9 rocket's ascent to orbit with the another set of 10 next-generation satellites for Iridium's voice and data relay fleet.
Photos: Falcon 9 ready for launch from California
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket loaded with 10 Iridium Next communications satellite is awaiting a predawn launch Wednesday from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
VideoLive coverage: Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from California
A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 4:39 a.m. PDT (7:39 a.m. EDT; 1139 GMT) Wednesday, and SpaceX successfully landed the rocket's first stage on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. The mission's primary objective is the deployment of 10 Iridium Next communications satellites into low Earth orbit.
SpaceX’s fairing-catching boat heads to sea, this time with a bigger net
After several near-misses in tries to catch payload shrouds jettisoned from Falcon 9 rockets climbing into space, a high-speed boat tasked with retrieving the fairings for SpaceX to reuse has been upgraded and dispatched into the Pacific Ocean ahead of a launch Wednesday from Vandenberg Air Force in California.
SpaceX delivers for Telesat with successful early morning launch
An upgraded model of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket fired into orbit early Sunday from Florida's Space Coast, hoisting a record-setting 7.8-ton communications satellite for Telesat toward its planned perch more than 22,000 miles over the equator.
Video: Falcon 9 lifts off with Telstar 19 VANTAGE
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket climbed away from Cape Canaveral early Sunday, and its first stage booster returned to a drone ship parked in the Atlantic Ocean after sending a heavyweight commercial communications satellite toward orbit for Telesat.
Falcon 9 launch timeline with Telstar 19 VANTAGE
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket is set for liftoff from Cape Canaveral on Monday, heading due east over the Atlantic Ocean to deliver the Telstar 19 VANTAGE communications satellite into orbit around 32 minutes later.