Tag: Kennedy Space Center
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U.S. Air Force taps SpaceX to launch next X-37B spaceplane mission
File photo of an X-37B spaceplane being encapsulated inside the nose cone of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket before its first test flight in April 2010. Credit. U.S. Air Force A month after an X-37B mini-space shuttle glided to a landing on Kennedy Space Center’s runway in Florida, the U.S. Air Force announced…
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Photos: Falcon 9 rocket takes flight with station-bound cargo craft
Here’s another batch of photos from Saturday’s Falcon 9 launch from Florida’s Space Coast with nearly 6,000 pounds of supplies heading for the International Space Station. The Falcon 9 rocket, powered by nine Merlin 1D main engines, climbed into a mostly cloudy sky at 5:07 p.m. EDT (2107 GMT) Saturday atop 1.7 million pounds of…
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Photos: Falcon 9 rocket takes flight in 100th launch from pad 39A
Catching a break from nearby thunderstorms, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soared through mostly cloudy skies into space Saturday on the 100th launch from historic pad 39A in Florida, sending a fresh batch of supplies and experiments to the International Space Station. The 213-foot-tall (65-meter) launcher took off at 5:07:38 p.m. EDT (2107:38 GMT) from…
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Time-lapse video: Falcon 9 positioned for 2nd launch attempt
Watch a time-lapse video of the Falcon 9 rocket being lifted upright at launch complex 39A in readiness for another launch attempt on a commercial space station resupply mission.
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SpaceX rocket again set for station delivery after scientists swap mice, fruit flies
The Falcon 9 rocket is raised at launch pad 39A early Saturday for a second launch attempt. Credit: Spaceflight Now A Falcon 9 rocket is again standing upright on launch pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida after ground teams lowered the booster Friday to swap out mice heading to the International Space…
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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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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.