Tag: Kennedy Space Center
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Get a drone’s-eye view of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket landing – and much, much more
The Falcon 9 rocket’s first-stage booster descends through the clouds. (SpaceX Photo) SpaceX’s first-ever commercial rocket launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center was picture-perfect, but the landing was arguably even more photogenic – or should we say “dronogenic”? The company’s Falcon 9 rocket quickly rose into the clouds over Launch Pad 39A, the Florida takeoff point…
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Technical issue forces SpaceX to put its first liftoff from historic Pad 39A on hold
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 sits on Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39A. (NASA via YouTube) SpaceX postponed the first launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center since the last shuttle flight in 2011, due to concerns about a control system on the Falcon 9 rocket’s second stage. The Falcon 9 had been due to loft a robotic Dragon…
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SpaceX CRS-10 pre-launch news conference video replay
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. The participants in the news conference are: George Diller, NASA Public Affairs Dan Hartman, deputy manager, International Space Station Program, Johnson Space Center Jessica Jensen, director, Dragon mission management, SpaceX…
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Photos: Falcon 9 rocket on the eve of its first launch from pad 39A
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon supply ship received their final cargo load Friday before a hydraulic lift raised the 20-story booster vertical atop launch pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The 213-foot-tall (65-meter) rocket is taking off from pad 39A for the first time, and flying for the 30th time overall since June…
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Concern with steering mechanism scrubs Falcon 9 launch
The Falcon 9 rocket is seen at launch pad 39A in Florida following Saturday’s scrub. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now 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…
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Video: Last minute technical problem scrubs Falcon 9 launch
The launch of a Falcon 9 rocket on a space station resupply run was aborted 13 seconds before liftoff when ground controllers were alerted to a potential problem with the vehicle’s second stage steering system. Video: NASA TV.
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Launch timeline for SpaceX’s 10th space station resupply mission
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 5,500 pounds of supplies and experiments. Liftoff is set for 1501:32 GMT (10:01:32 a.m. EST) Saturday from the Kennedy Space Center’s launch pad 39A. It will…
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Live coverage: Dragon cargo carrier reaches space station
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral with SpaceX’s 10th 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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Weather could stand in way of Falcon 9 launch Saturday
File photo of a Falcon 9 rocket inside a SpaceX hangar at Cape Canaveral. Credit: SpaceX Rainy weather expected across Central Florida this weekend has a 50-50 chance of preventing the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Saturday on a resupply mission to the International Space Station, U.S. Air Force forecasters said Wednesday. The…
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No imminent X-37B landing planned
An artist’s concept of X-37B in orbit. Credit: Boeing CAPE CANAVERAL — The enigmatic X-37B spaceplane, launched into low-Earth orbit on an experimental military mission in 2015, continues to circle the planet despite a flurry of landing rumors. “The X-37 is still on-orbit. The program is conducting a regularly scheduled exercise this week,” said Capt.…