Tag: commercial-space
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Live coverage: SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule returns to Earth
Live coverage of the departure of SpaceX’s Dragon supply ship from the International Space Station and its splashdown in the Pacific Ocean with several tons of experiment samples and cargo. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
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Time-lapse video: The Falcon Heavy goes vertical again
Watch a time-lapse video as the Falcon Heavy is moved into position for prelaunch testing at the Kennedy Space Center’s pad 39A on January 12, 2018. The video runs at 40 times normal speed. This video is made possible by the generous support of Spaceflight Now members. Join today. We appreciate your support.
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India’s PSLV lifts off on first flight since fairing failure
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 0600 GMT (1 a.m. EST) after confirmation of successful launch. India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off Friday with 31 satellites on-board. Credit: ISRO A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off Friday with 31 satellites on the first flight for India’s workhorse rocket since an August mishap that left an Indian…
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After Zuma, SpaceX keeps pace in preps for next Falcon 9 launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off Sunday with the U.S. government’s mysterious Zuma payload. Credit: SpaceX Ground crews took steps this week to prepare for the next Falcon 9 launch, set for no earlier than Jan. 30 with a telecom satellite for SES and the Luxembourg government, as SpaceX officials stressed their rocket was…
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Fate of mystery Zuma satellite in question
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 8 p.m. EDT Sunday (0100 GMT Monday) from Cape Canaveral with the Zuma mission. Credit: SpaceX A classified satellite code-named Zuma, launched Sunday night atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, may have suffered a mission-ending failure during or shortly after the…
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Second SuperView satellite pair launched from China
A Long March 2D rocket lifted off Tuesday with two SuperView Earth observation satellites. credit: Xinhua A second satellite duo for Beijing Space View Technology successfully launched Tuesday atop a Long March 2D rocket, doubling the company’s high-resolution imaging capacity for sale on the global market. Burning a mixture of hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide propellants,…
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Live coverage: Falcon Heavy completes dramatic pre-launch engine test
Live coverage of SpaceX’s preparations for the first Falcon Heavy launch from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket pictured on launch pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Spaceflight Now members can watch a live video feed…
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Video: Replay of SpaceX’s first launch and landing of 2018
Watch a replay of the launch and landing of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket on Jan. 7 at Cape Canaveral. This video shows the 229-foot-tall (70-meter) Falcon 9 rocket taking off from Cape Canaveral’s Complex 40 launch pad at 8 p.m. EST Jan. 7 (0100 GMT Jan. 8) and climbing through mostly clear skies over Florida’s…
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Video: Falcon 9’s first stage paints a dazzling spectacle in the sky
Watch a video clip of the Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage separating and firing its engines to return to Cape Canaveral shortly after liftoff Jan. 7. The view shows the first and second stage engine plumes interacting high in the atmosphere about two-and-a-half minutes after the Falcon 9 blasted off from Cape Canaveral’s Complex 40…
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SpaceX kicks off ambitious 2018 schedule with launch for U.S. government
Two streaks in this long exposure photo show the Falcon 9 rocket lifting off from Cape Canaveral’s pad 40, and then its first stage returning to Earth at a nearby landing pad. Credit: SpaceX Running nearly two months late after technical concerns prevented liftoff last year, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket fired into the sky…