Tag: Falcon 9
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Watch a replay of the Falcon 9 launch with Dragon
The launch of a commercial Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon cargo ship on a supply run to the International Space Station. Liftoff from launch complex 39A occurred at 5:07pm EDT (2107 GMT) on June 3, 2017. This is a replay of the NASA Television live coverage.
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Live coverage: SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule arrives at space station
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral with SpaceX’s 11th 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.
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Watch Falcon 9 rocket lifted upright
The Falcon 9 rocket that will launch a Dragon capsule packed with cargo destined for the International Space Station was raised into position at launch complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. This time-lapse video compresses the 15-minute operation into 45 seconds.
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Lightning near launch pad scrubs liftoff of SpaceX supply ship
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket at pad 39A Thursday. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now Stormy weather near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center kept SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket on the ground Thursday, delaying liftoff of a commercial supply ship with equipment and experiments for the International Space Station until Saturday. SpaceX’s launch director called off the launch attempt around…
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Refurbished SpaceX supply ship ready for liftoff Thursday
A SpaceX Dragon cargo craft at the International Space Station in September 2014. The upper section of the spacecraft seen in this image will be re-flown to the space station. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX will go for another first Thursday, this time flying a refurbished Dragon supply ship carrying nearly 6,000 pounds of cargo and experiments…
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Timeline of SpaceX’s 35th Falcon 9 launch
Updated for second launch attempt. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will go from Cape Canaveral to low Earth orbit in 10 minutes Saturday with a Dragon capsule heading for the International Space Station carrying nearly 6,000 pounds of supplies and experiments. Liftoff is set for 2107 GMT (5:07 p.m. EDT) Thursday from the Kennedy Space Center’s…
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Falcon 9 rocket fires engines in hold-down test for station resupply launch
Updated at 5 p.m. EDT (2100 GMT) with details on wildfire. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket rocket fires its nine Merlin 1D engines Sunday. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX ran through countdown and fueling procedures with a Falcon 9 rocket at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday, culminating in ignition of the booster’s nine first stage…
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Live coverage: SpaceX prepares for station cargo launch
Live coverage of SpaceX’s preparations for the next Falcon 9 rocket mission from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The rocket will launch a Dragon capsule carrying supplies to the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
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Video: SpaceX test-fires Falcon 9 rocket at pad 39A
Four days before its scheduled blastoff on a resupply run to the International Space Station, a Falcon 9 rocket ran through a countdown rehearsal and engine test Sunday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The two-stage rocket was fueled with kerosene and liquid oxygen Sunday morning, then ignited its nine Merlin 1D main engines…
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SpaceX static fires CRS-11 Falcon 9 Sunday ahead of ISS mission
SpaceX has static fired their Falcon 9 rocket tasked with lofting the CRS-11/SPX-11 Dragon resupply mission to the International Space Station on Sunday ahead of a planned launch on Thursday afternoon at 17:55 EDT (21:55 UTC). The company had intended to conduct the static fire on Saturday before remarkably advancing that forward to Friday. Technical…