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Concern with steering mechanism scrubs Falcon 9 launch

February 18, 2017 Stephen Clark

SpaceX called off the planned launch of a Falcon 9 rocket Saturday less than 15 seconds before liftoff to investigate the “slightly odd” behavior of the vehicle’s upper stage engine steering system, company chief Elon Musk said.

Video: Last minute technical problem scrubs Falcon 9 launch

February 18, 2017 Spaceflight Now

Watch as the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket on a space station resupply run is aborted 13 seconds before liftoff when ground controllers were alerted to a potential problem with the vehicle’s second stage steering system.

Photos: Falcon 9 rocket on the eve of its first launch from pad 39A

February 18, 2017 Stephen Clark

These photos follow the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft through a final rehearsal, the late stowage of cargo, and finally the lifting of the launcher vertical atop pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

SpaceX CRS-10 pre-launch news conference video replay

February 18, 2017 Spaceflight Now

Watch a replay of the pre-launch news conference for the SpaceX CRS-10 space station resupply mission is held at the Kennedy Space Center Press Site on February 17, 2017.

Final experiments added to SpaceX spaceship for station resupply flight

February 17, 2017 Stephen Clark

Engineers clad in clean suits finished stowing last-minute cargo into SpaceX’s Dragon supply ship Friday, including 40 mice and bacterial research specimens, a day before it is scheduled to blast off to the International Space Station in the first flight from the Kennedy Space Center’s historic Apollo-era launch pad 39A since 2011.

Launch timeline for SpaceX’s 10th space station resupply mission

February 17, 2017 Stephen Clark

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will go from the Kennedy Space Center to low Earth orbit in 10 minutes Saturday with a Dragon capsule heading for the International Space Station carrying nearly 5,500 pounds of supplies and experiments.

Live coverage: Dragon cargo carrier reaches space station

February 17, 2017 Stephen Clark

A day after aborting a rendezvous to resolve a navigation glitch, SpaceX’s Dragon cargo craft made a smooth final approach to the International Space Station on Thursday, floating in range of the research lab’s robot arm for capture at 5:44 a.m. EST (1044 GMT).

Concern with steering mechanism scrubs Falcon 9 launch

Video: Last minute technical problem scrubs Falcon 9 launch

Photos: Falcon 9 rocket on the eve of its first launch from pad 39A

SpaceX CRS-10 pre-launch news conference video replay

Final experiments added to SpaceX spaceship for station resupply flight

Launch timeline for SpaceX’s 10th space station resupply mission

Live coverage: Dragon cargo carrier reaches space station

Time lapse: Fully-assembed Falcon 9 rocket lifted atop launch pad 39A

Cargo manifest for SpaceX’s 10th space station resupply mission

Weather could stand in way of Falcon 9 launch Saturday