Tag: Drone Ship
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Live coverage: SpaceX cargo ship captured by space station’s robotic arm
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral with SpaceX’s 17th operational Dragon resupply flight to the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter. [tabby title=”NASA TV”] [tabby title=”SpaceX Webcast”] [tabbyending]
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SpaceX likely to move next rocket landing to drone ship
File photo of a Falcon 9 booster landing on SpaceX’s drone ship “Of Course I Still Love You” in the Atlantic Ocean following a launch in November 2018. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX is likely to land the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket set for launch April 30 on a drone ship just off the…
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Falcon Heavy core booster tips over in rough seas after drone ship landing
The Falcon Heavy’s core booster is seen moments after landing on SpaceX’s drone ship Thursday. Credit: SpaceX The core booster from the Falcon Heavy rocket that launched Thursday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida tipped over in rough seas after landing on an offshore drone ship, SpaceX officials said Monday. The Falcon Heavy’s core…
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Photos: Falcon 9 flight marks Cape Canaveral’s first launch of 2019
The first launch from Cape Canaveral this year placed into orbit an Indonesian communications satellite, a privately-funded Israeli moon lander, and an experimental space surveillance microsatellite for the U.S. Air Force. The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) rocket fired into a starry sky over Florida’s Space Coast at 8:45 p.m. EST on Feb. 21 (0145 GMT Feb. 22)…
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Israeli moon lander hitches ride on SpaceX launch with Indonesian comsat
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket streaks into a starry sky Thursday night. Credit: SpaceX An Israeli-built moon lander aiming to become the first privately-funded mission reach another planetary body rocketed away from Cape Canaveral on Thursday night aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, riding piggyback with an Indonesian communications spacecraft and an experimental U.S. Air Force…
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Live coverage: Falcon 9 rocket blasts off with Israeli moon lander, Indonesian comsat
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida with the Indonesian Nusantara Satu communications satellite, the Beresheet lunar lander for SpaceIL, and the S5 space surveillance satellite for the Air Force Research Laboratory. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. SpaceX’s…
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Another recovered Falcon 9 booster arrives back in port
WATCH: SpaceX booster rocket arrives at Port Canaveral after launching Early Monday morning. This was a live recording as it passed by Jetty Park. Gotta love all this space stuff! pic.twitter.com/D67U7iH0y0 — Port Canaveral (@PortCanaveral) September 12, 2018 SpaceX brought another Falcon 9 booster into Port Canaveral on Wednesday, a little more than two days…
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SpaceX, Telesat achieve repeat success with midnight-hour launch
A Falcon 9 rocket streaks into space after liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 12:45 a.m. EDT (0445 GMT) Monday. Credit: SpaceX For the second time in seven weeks, SpaceX, Telesat and SSL teamed up for a commercial satellite launch from Cape Canaveral early Monday, this time successfully deploying into orbit a high-power…
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Falcon 9 launch timeline with Telstar 18 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 18 VANTAGE communications satellite into orbit around 32 minutes later. The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) rocket is poised for launch from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 11:28…
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Live coverage: Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral with the Merah Putih communications satellite for Telkom Indonesia. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. SpaceX’s live video webcast begins around 15 minutes prior to launch, and will be available on this page.