Tag: Launch Pad 39A
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Live coverage: Falcon 9 rocket launch put on hold
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center with the Zuma payload for the U.S. government. 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.
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Top secret ‘Zuma’ mission puzzles satellite trackers
EDITOR’S NOTE: The launch of Zuma has been delayed to Friday, Nov. 17. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket stands poised for launch at pad 39A in Florida with the Zuma payload. Credit: SpaceX A top secret payload developed in secrecy for the U.S. government is set to ride into orbit from Florida’s Space Coast aboard a…
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Falcon 9 flight timeline for the Zuma mission
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated Jan. 7 for new launch date and launch pad. SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 booster is being readied for liftoff from Cape Canaveral, but most of the launcher’s ascent into orbit will be under a news blackout at the request of the U.S. government customer that owns the top secret Zuma payload fastened…
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Falcon 9 flight timeline for the Zuma mission
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated Jan. 7 for new launch date and launch pad. SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 booster is being readied for liftoff from Cape Canaveral, but most of the launcher’s ascent into orbit will be under a news blackout at the request of the U.S. government customer that owns the top secret Zuma payload fastened…
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Live coverage: Falcon 9 rocket conducts static fire test
Live coverage of SpaceX’s preparations for the next Falcon 9 rocket launch from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission will launch a mysterious payload named Zuma for the U.S. government. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. Spaceflight Now Members have exclusive access to our live video feed of SpaceX’s…
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Rocket test-fired for launch of secretive U.S. government payload
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket test-fired its nine Merlin 1D engines at 6 p.m. EST (2300 GMT) Saturday in a rare nighttime static fire test. Credit: William Harwood/CBS News SpaceX moved closer to its next launch with a successful hold-down engine firing Saturday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sailing through a readiness check…
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Rocket test-fired for launch of secretive U.S. government payload
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket test-fired its nine Merlin 1D engines at 6 p.m. EST (2300 GMT) Saturday in a rare nighttime static fire test. Credit: William Harwood/CBS News SpaceX moved closer to its next launch with a successful hold-down engine firing Saturday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sailing through a readiness check…
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Video: Engines ignited for hold-down test on SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 rocket
Video credit: William Harwood/CBS News Nine Merlin main engines at the base of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket fired at launch pad 39A Saturday, passing a major test before the company’s next launch, a secretive mission slated for liftoff Wednesday night. Throttling up to full power for a few seconds, the Merlin 1D engines ignited…
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Video: Engines ignited for hold-down test on SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 rocket
Video credit: William Harwood/CBS News Nine Merlin main engines at the base of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket fired at launch pad 39A Saturday, passing a major test before the company’s next launch, a secretive mission slated for liftoff Wednesday night. Throttling up to full power for a few seconds, the Merlin 1D engines ignited…
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Photos from last week’s Falcon 9 launch with Koreasat 5A
Look back on the Oct. 30 launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with this gallery of photos showing the 229-foot-tall (70-meter) launcher lifting off from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Falcon 9 booster took off at 3:34 p.m. EDT (1934 GMT) on Oct. 30 with Koreasat 5A, a commercial…